Jerry Lawson 82nd Birthday Google Doodle: Tech-Giant Pays Tribute To The American Electronic Engineer Who Created Video Game Cartridge (View Tweet)

Tech-giant Google, on Thursday, 1 December, celebrate the 82nd birthday of Gerald “Jerry” Lawson, one of the fathers of modern gaming who developed the Fairchild Channel F video game system with interchangeable game cartridges. The company dedicated an innovative doodle to the American electronic engineer.

Jerry Lawson Birthday Google Doodle (Photo Credits: Twitter)

Google Doodle celebrates the 82nd birthday of the "father of the video game cartridge", Jerry Lawson, on Thursday, 1 December, with a special video illustration. The American electronic engineer Gerald "Jerry" Lawson developed the first commercial video game cartridge and created the Fairchild Channel F video game system. To pay tribute pioneer of modern gaming,  three artists and game designers teamed up to make an interactive Google Doodle symbolising the history of the video games of the 70s and recounting the significant moments in Lawson's career.

Gerald Jerry Lawson 82nd Birthday Google Doodle: 

Behind the Doodle: Gerald "Jerry" Lawson's 82nd Birthday

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