Jerry Lawson
Walter Day Lifetime Achievement Award
Class of 2022 Inductee
Jerry Lawson was known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console, leading the team that refined ROM cartridges for durable use as commercial video game cartridges.
His innovations in this area led to him being considered the father of the game cartridge.
While he was with Fairchild, Lawson was a member of the Homebrew Computer Club, a group of early computer hobbyists that included several who became well-known including Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
In 1980, Lawson left Fairchild and founded Videosoft, a video game development company.
2022 IVGHOF Ceremony Acceptance Speech: