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 |
| 7651793 | High density recording medium with super-resolution near-field structure manufactured using high-melting point metal oxide or silicon oxide mask layer A high density recording medium with a super-resolution near-field structure including a mask layer comprising high melting point metal oxide or silicon oxide. A high density recording medium with a super-resolution near-field structure includes a sequential stack o... | 01/26/2010 |
| 5512364 | Magneto-optical recording medium In the magneto-optical recording medium with a transparent substrate, a film of dielectric indium oxide, tin oxide or metallic Ti is interposed between the substrate and the recording layer, to prevent deterioration of the properties thereof.... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5228024 | Magneto-optical disk possessing enhanced anti-reflective and anti-oxidative properties A magneto-optical disk comprising a polycarbonate substrate, a first protective coating coated on the polycarbonate substrate, a recording layer coated on the first protective coating, a second protective coating coated on the recording layer, a reflectiv... | 07/13/1993 |
| 4743502 | Magneto-optical medium Disclosed herein is a magneto-optical medium comprising a magnetic layer, a protective layer of a complex oxide containing oxides of aluminum and a base plate.... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4741967 | Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a magnetic recording layer made of an amorphous magnetic film on the substrate, and an anticorrosive layer prepared by oxidation treatment of the surface of the amorphous magnetic film.... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4651172 | Information recording medium In an information recording medium having a recording layer for recording information by heating through incoming energy, at least one of an interference layer and an absorption layer for the incoming energy is provided on the energy-incoming side of the ... | 03/17/1987 |
