Sidney (Sid) K. Meier
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(b.) - ?1954 February 24
Bio/Description
In 1982 along with Bill Stealy he founded MicroProse where the title "Civilization" first started. In 1996 he left MicroProse and went on to found Fraxis Games where he helped develp scores of popular video games from the continued "Civilization", "Pirates!" and "Railroad Tycoon". Also in 1996 he was awarded US Patent 5,496,962 for a "System for Real-Time Music Composition and Synthesis" used in a product called "CPU Bach".
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Date of Birth:
1954 February 24 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
Contributions to the video game industry and founding Fraxis Games, producer of "Civilization" -
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