Mr. Nolan K. Bushnell
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(b.) - ?1943 February 05
Bio/Description
American engineer and entrepreneur who founded both Atari, Inc and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza-Time Theaters chain. Bushnell has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the Nations Restaurant News ?Innovator of the Year? award, and was named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America." Bushnell has started more than twenty companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry. He is currently the founder and CEO of uWink, a game-based restaurant startup, and the 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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