Episode 27: Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari / the Godfather of Video Games

Nolan Bushnell established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News "Innovator of the Year" award, and was named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America". He has started over 20 companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry.

NOLAN's BOOKs:

Shaping the Future of Education: https://amzn.to/3Sqrssq

Finding the Next Steve Jobs: https://amzn.to/3ShSB0I

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TIMESTAMPS 

01:40 Nolan Bushnell’s Biopic 

03:25 Story behind Atari 

05:25 Birth of Computer Space! 

07:35 The Story of Pong 

11:00 Creating a new industry 

12:05 Steve Jobs at Atari 

15:20 Warner’s mismanagement of Atari 

18:20 Nolan Bushnell’s story 

25:45 Chuck E. Cheese 

29:25 Catalyst Technologies: ETAK Navigator 

32:00 Kadabrascope + Pixar 

34:10 Raising Eight! children 

38:10 Blitz