...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 |
| 5195929 | Cob cutter blade and method of manufacture A new and unique construction for a corn cob cutter knife is presented. A method is described for the manufacture of a unique cutting blade insert which is tapered and which has an inner ski angle compatible with the many applications involved in removing... | 03/23/1993 |
| 4943259 | Corn cutter and system A corn cutter unit in which an ear of corn is propelled by a plurality of feed rollers into a plurality of knives carried by a rotating head, with the knives being adjustable to define an opening through which the cob may pass, and a cob puller having upp... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4143664 | Corn cutter jam clearing system A corn kernel cutter of known design has a rotating head upon which cutting knives are pivoted and which mounts a shiftable ring that makes a pin and slot connection with the knives so that they open and close simultaneously. The knives are formed with co... | 03/13/1979 |