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Ted Dabney

1937-05-02 – 2018-05-26

Life & Legacy

Samuel Frederick "Ted" Dabney Jr. (May 2, 1937 – May 26, 2018) was an American electrical engineer, and the co-founder, alongside Nolan Bushnell, of Atari, Inc. He is recognized as developing the basics of video circuitry principles that were used for Computer Space and later Pong, one of the first and most successful arcade games.

Occupation & Career

electronic engineer, computer scientist, businessperson

Education

San Mateo High School; San Francisco State University

Legacy Highlights

Employer

Ampex · Atari, Inc. · Bank of America · California Department of Transportation · Hewlett-Packard

Education & Institutions

San Francisco State University · San Mateo High School

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3982507 — wikidata View source

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