Biography
Nolan Bushnell
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Nolan
Bushnell, CEO and founder uWink.com, Inc. is best known for
bringing "PONG," Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza
Time Theater to the masses, and is justifiably revered as
the "Father of the Video Game Industry." |
NOLAN
BUSHNELL BIO Nolan Bushnell, CEO and founder uWink.com, Inc. is
best known for bringing "PONG," Atari Corporation and Chuck E.
Cheese Pizza Time Theater to the masses, and is justifiably revered
as the "Father of the Video Game Industry."
Over the past 20 years, Bushnell has built upon his flair for
business and innovation, founding over 20 companies, including
Catalyst Technologies, Etak, Androbot, Axlon, Irata, AAPPS and
ByVideo. Additionally, he has provided consulting services to
numerous corporations, including Commodore International, IBM,
Cisco Systems and US Digital Communications. He also sits on the
Board of Directors of several leading companies including WAVE
Systems and most recently has become a contributor to the MetaMarkets.com
online "Think Tank."
With his current venture, uWink.com, Bushnell and his team intend
to make significant inroads into changing the face of Internet
entertainment by streaming it into public venues and establishing
mass multi-player gaming tournaments worldwide.
Bushnell received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University
of Utah where he is a "Distinguished Fellow," and also attended
Stanford University Graduate School. With a passion for enhancing
and improving the educational process and a desire to motivate
others, Bushnell frequently lectures at major universities and
corporations throughout the United States, inspiring others with
his views on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Over the years, Bushnell has received numerous awards of distinction,
including being named ASI's "Man of the Year" in 1997, as well
as being inducted into the "Video Game Hall of Fame." In January
2000, Bushnell became one of the first 50 inductees into the Consumer
Electronics Association "Hall of Fame," recognizing his significant
contributions to the 20th Century. Bushnell is also featured as
one of Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial icons in, "The Revolutionaries,"
a historical view of Silicon Valley, which is part of the renowned
Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California.
Bushnell was granted patents on some of the basic technologies
for many of the early video games developed and is also the inventor
or co-inventor of numerous worldwide patents in various other
fields and industries.
