...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.
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7052528 | Method for removal of Mn from cobalt sulfate solutions The present invention provides a method for the removal of substantially all the amount of Mn contained in cobalt containing solution thereby to obtain purified cobalt solution with Mn content of 10 ppm or less and specifically a method for removing Mn from cobalt s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 5861131 | Process for producing nickel hydroxide The present invention provides a process for producing nickel hydroxide particles characterized by forming nickel hydroxide particles by continuously supplying an aqueous solution containing a nickel salt and an aqueous solution of an amino acid or salt t... | 01/19/1999 |