Nolan Bushnell

game developer

Class of 2010 Inductee

Nolan Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer who established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre chain.

He has started more than 20 companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry.

He has been inducted into the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News “Innovator of the Year” award, and was named one of Newsweek’s “50 Men Who Changed America”.

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IVGHOF Speeches:

Nolan Bushnell: IVGHOF 2019 “Golden Age Game – Computer Space”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCpkZ61E_q8

Nolan Bushnell: IVGHOF 2020 – Golden Age Game ‘ “Pong”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNFM-SMW_Vc