Nolan Bushnell

By Blabal1

  • Birth

    Nolan Bushnell was born in Clearfield, Utah.
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    Nolan Bushnell

  • Gradutaion from college

    Nolan graduated from The University of Utah College of Engineering.

  • Atari is created

    Bushnell and Dabney create Atari, a gaming consol, and hire their first employee Allan Alcorn. Bushnell then bought out Dabney.

  • Pong is Created

    Pong, the tennis like video game for atari, is created

  • Sears and Pong

    Pong sales go very high with a marketing and distributing agreement with sears.

  • Steve Jobs with Atari

    With Bushnell and Atari's help, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak made their first home computer. They offered it to bushnell, but he wasn't interested.

  • Atari is sold

    Bushnell sold Atari to Steve Ross of Warner Communications for 28 million dollars.

  • Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre

    Bushnell buys Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre from Warner communications

  • Bushnell is forced out of Atari

    Bushnell is forced out of Atari over a disagreement with Warner Communications

  • Chuck e Cheese problems

    Chuck e Cheese is having financial problems

  • Chuck e Cheese bankrupt

    Chuck e Cheese goes Bankrupt

  • Man of the year

    Bushnell is awarded ASI's "Man of the Year" in 1997

  • Video Game Hall Of Fame

    Bushnell is Inducted to the Video Game Hall Of Fame

  • Consumer Electronics Association

    Bushnell is inducted to the Consumer Electronics Association in 2000

  • Atari board of directors

    Bushnell becomes part of the Atari board of directors