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Jerry Lawson

1940 - 2011

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Gerald Anderson Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer. Besides being one of the first African-American computer engineers in Silicon Valley, Lawson was also known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console, leading the team that refined ROM cartridges for durable use as commercial video game cartridges. His innovations in this area led to him being considered the father of the game cartridge. He eventually left Fairchild and founded the game company Video-Soft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Lawson is the 395th most popular inventor (down from 352nd in 2019), the 11,068th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,751st in 2019) and the 112th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Jerry Lawson ranks 395 out of 426. Before him are Gary Fisher, Yvonne Brill, Dean Kamen, Bette Nesmith Graham, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, and Lewis Howard Latimer. After him are John F. Seitz, Granville Woods, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, John Whitehurst, Roger C. Field, and Joy Mangano.

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Among people born in 1940, Jerry Lawson ranks 548. Before him are Arthur Alexander, Daniel J. Travanti, Luis Rubiños, Bjarne Andersson, Roberto Matosas, and George Adams. After him are Kiyoshi Tanabe, Mario Velarde, Joe South, Anja Breien, Daniel Goldin, and Larry Young. Among people deceased in 2011, Jerry Lawson ranks 429. Before him are John M. Lounge, David Bedford, Sylvia Robinson, Mika Myllylä, Gennady Logofet, and Albertina Sisulu. After him are Kurt Lundquist, Zbigniew Jaremski, Shrilal Shukla, Pavol Demitra, Mike Starr, and Jet Harris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Lawson ranks 11,070 out of 20,380. Before him are Sydnee Steele (1968), Charles Clary (1873), James Daly (1918), Roscoe Pound (1870), William Schallert (1922), and Brett Ratner (1969). After him are Marley Shelton (1974), Jay Roach (1957), James Skivring Smith (1825), Neal Adams (1941), Lezley Zen (1974), and Mia Zapata (1965).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Jerry Lawson ranks 112. Before him are Oliver Evans (1755), Gary Fisher (1950), Dean Kamen (1951), Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), and Lewis Howard Latimer (1848). After him are John F. Seitz (1892), Granville Woods (1856), Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922), Joy Mangano (1956), Charles Ammi Cutter (1837), and Herbert E. Ives (1882).

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