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Birth
Nolan Bushnell was born in Clearfield, Utah. -
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Nolan Bushnell
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Gradutaion from college
Nolan graduated from The University of Utah College of Engineering. -
Atari is created
Bushnell and Dabney create Atari, a gaming consol, and hire their first employee Allan Alcorn. Bushnell then bought out Dabney. -
Pong is Created
Pong, the tennis like video game for atari, is created -
Sears and Pong
Pong sales go very high with a marketing and distributing agreement with sears. -
Steve Jobs with Atari
With Bushnell and Atari's help, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak made their first home computer. They offered it to bushnell, but he wasn't interested. -
Atari is sold
Bushnell sold Atari to Steve Ross of Warner Communications for 28 million dollars. -
Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre
Bushnell buys Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre from Warner communications -
Bushnell is forced out of Atari
Bushnell is forced out of Atari over a disagreement with Warner Communications -
Chuck e Cheese problems
Chuck e Cheese is having financial problems -
Chuck e Cheese bankrupt
Chuck e Cheese goes Bankrupt -
Man of the year
Bushnell is awarded ASI's "Man of the Year" in 1997 -
Video Game Hall Of Fame
Bushnell is Inducted to the Video Game Hall Of Fame -
Consumer Electronics Association
Bushnell is inducted to the Consumer Electronics Association in 2000 -
Atari board of directors
Bushnell becomes part of the Atari board of directors