Nolan K. Bushnell
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(b.) - ?1943 February 05
Bio/Description
Founder of Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza-Time Theaters chain, Bushnell is considered one of the founding fathers of the video game industry. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the Nation's Restaurant News "Innovator of the Year" award, and has been named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America."
Bushnell has started more than twenty companies. He has served as founder and CEO of uWink, a game-based restaurant startup, and as Chairman of the board at NeoEdge Networks, an advertising-based video game company.
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Date of Birth:
1943 February 05 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
Founder, Atari; Silicon Valley Entrepreneur -
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