Name: Nolan K. Bushnell

Born: February 5, 1943, in Clearfield, Utah, USA

  • American engineer and entrepreneur who founded both Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza-Time Theaters chain.
  • Started more than twenty companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry. Atari’s home version of the game Pong was a huge success.
  • Sold Atari to Warner Communications for $28 million.
  • On the board of Anti-Aging Games, whose slogan is “Have Fun, Stay Young.”
  • Co-founder (2012) and Chairman of Brainrush, an education and media delivery platform.

Honors and awards

  • Inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
  • Inducted into the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame (2000).
  • Received the Nations Restaurant News “Innovator of the Year” award.
  • Named one of Newsweek’s “50 Men Who Changed America.”

Quotes

“Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it that makes a difference.”

“Don’t confuse good luck with good management.”

“Whether you succeed or fail, you’re not done.”

  • Ted Dabney

Websites

  • Nolan Bushnell on Twitter