Nolan Bushnell

Description: (Entrepreneur)

The man behind the company ‘Atari’ and ‘Chuck E’ Cheese’ is the business mogul Nolan Bushnell. He had an inclination towards arcade games during his youth and was one of the few students during the 1960s to have played the game ‘Spacewar’. He was born in California and during his youth he was employed at the ‘Lagoon Amusement Park’ where he saw people enjoying coin-op games and later, he ventured into the business world as a pioneer of video games. He completed his graduation in electrical engineering and later established companies such as ‘Atari’ which heralded new concepts in the world of video games. He later, purchased the ‘Pizza Time Theatre’ from ‘Warner Communications’ which was an amusement restaurant. His vision behind this business venture was to propagate his games through the restaurant by offering them inside the restaurant. He has been associated with many companies as their advisory member and has helped them better their productivity. His most recent initiative is the ‘BrainRush’ company which is devised to make education interesting by incorporating it with video games and he is confident about this venture being an overwhelming success as well as helpful for the students as well the educators.

Overview

Birthday February 5, 1943 (Aquarius)
Alternative names Nolan Key Bushnell
Height 180 cm
Spouse/Ex- Nancy Bushnell
Parents
Children Alissa Bushnell

Did you know

What is Nolan Bushnell known for? Nolan Bushnell is known for founding the video game company Atari and creating the iconic game Pong.
What is Nolan Bushnell's educational background? Nolan Bushnell attended the University of Utah where he studied electrical engineering.
How did Nolan Bushnell come up with the idea for Atari? Nolan Bushnell got the idea for Atari while working at an amusement park where he observed a game that inspired him to create Pong.
What other companies has Nolan Bushnell been involved with? Nolan Bushnell has been involved with companies such as Chuck E. Cheese's and Catalyst Technologies.
How did Nolan Bushnell contribute to the development of the video game industry? Nolan Bushnell is credited with helping to pioneer the video game industry by introducing innovative games and technology through Atari.
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