Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4822287 | Electrical connector module incorporating components An electrical connector module comprises an insulative material connector body which is open at the bottom and contains a plurality of female contacts. Male contacts attached to the ends of electrical conductors are received by the female contacts through... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4784619 | Electrical connection module An electrical connection module receives terminal pins which are mounted on the ends of wires. The module includes a sheet metal connection piece which is bent into the shape of a pair of adjacent U-shaped sections. Each of these sections has a bottom, on... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4015889 | Shunt for providing a direct electrical connection Device for providing a direct electrical connection between the male terminal plugs of a plurality of cables comprises an elongated metallic member shaped to form at least one channel, one side of said channel being formed with resilient tabs which engage... | 04/05/1977 |
