Lawson, Jerry
1940-2011 · Contribution: 1976
Fairchild Channel F video game console; cartridge-based gaming
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Impact on the world
Designed the first home video game console to use interchangeable ROM cartridges, a format that became the industry standard for decades.
Life & background
A computer engineer, Lawson designed the Fairchild Channel F, the first video game console to use swappable cartridges, establishing a format that defined the video game industry for the following decades.
Sources
- The Strong National Museum of Play (World Video Game Hall of Fame; Lawson Collection); CNBC; Google (interactive Doodle, Dec 1, 2022)
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