Anyone who goes online Thursday (and that includes you, if you're reading this) can stop by the Google homepage for a special treat: A set of create-your-own video games inspired by the man who helped ...

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Where would the video game industry be without this Black pioneer? The late Gerald “Jerry” Lawson, one of fathers of modern gaming, would have celebrated his 82nd birthday today.. According to Google, ...

Jerry Lawson would have turned 82 on Dec. 1. Google is celebrating the late engineer with a Doodle on its homepage, made up of several interactive... Anyone who goes online Thursday (and that includes ...

A self-taught electrical engineer transformed the video game world in the 1970s. Before Gerald "Jerry" Lawson helped invent the first video game console with interchangeable game cartridges, players ...

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The late Jerry Lawson helped invent the first video game console with interchangeable games. His children say he brought the fun and games home... Their Dad Transformed Video Games In The 1970s — And ...