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 |
| 5302304 | Silver protective lubricant composition A method of protecting silver parts and inhibiting copper corrosion in an internal combustion engine and a silver-wear and copper-corrosion protection additive in a lubricating composition comprising a major proportion of an oil of lubricating viscosity a... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5076814 | Stabilizer compositions Liquid mixtures of alkyl phenols composed of from 1 to 8 wt % of 2-tert-butylphenol; from 4 to 12 wt % of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol; from 4 to 12 wt % of 2-tert-butyl-4-n-butylphenol; from 4 to 12 wt % of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol; and from 65 to 89 wt % o... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4914233 | Synthesis of beta-thymidine A process is provided in which a mixture of alpha- and beta-anomers is converted selectively to the desired beta-thymidine. The process involves the following steps: (a) converting a mixture of alpha- and beta-anomers of tetra-O-acylribofuranose to tri-O-... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4871524 | Hydrogen purification process Hydrogen-containing effluent gas can be treated with activated carbon to remove boron or phosphorus impurity prior to recycle to a fluidized bed reactor. The process is conducted at cryogenic temperatures.... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4848422 | Rotary spindle former In the apparatus a workpiece is rotated in a fixed position about an axis. A template is aligned with and spaced to one side of this axis. A platform is positioned above the workpiece and hinged on the other side of the axis so that it can be pivoted and ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4849494 | Eugenoxy containing polyfluoroalkoxyphosphazene composition Polyfluoroalkoxyphosphazenes cured through eugenoxy groups result in elastomer compositions having higher modulus, tensile strength and elongation retention and lower compression set compared to a similar polyfluoroalkoxyphosphazene cured through conventi... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4839398 | Polyimide foams and their preparation Described are flexible polyimide foams having enhanced compression fatigue life and softness for use in the manufacture of seat cushions and methods for the production of such foams and precursors therefor. These foams are produced from novel polyimides p... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4814357 | Polyimide foams and their preparation Described are flexible polyimide foams having enhanced compression fatique life and softness for use in the manufacture of seat cushions and methods for the production of such foams and precursors therefor. These foams are produced from novel polyimides p... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4175993 | Article decorating machine and method A method and apparatus for applying indicia to the surface of generally cylindrical articles. The machine utilizes a rotary article transport assembly or turret mechanism which has a plurality of gripper hands mounted thereon for holding the cylindrical a... | 11/27/1979 |
