By Melissa Noel· Updated December 2, 2022
The December 1st Google Doodle recognized tech and gaming pioneer Gerald “Jerry” Lawson in honor of his 82nd birthday.
Lawson was a Black Brooklyn-born engineer known as one of the fathers of modern gaming. He cemented his place in history when he led the San Francisco-based Fairchild Semiconductor team in developing the first home video gaming system with the first-ever removable video game cartridges in the 1970s.
The design later became
