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Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr.

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Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr.

Birth
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
5 Mar 2009 (aged 99)
Lacey, Thurston County, Washington, USA
Burial
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Inventor of the first video game, helped in making the T.V. In 1948 he invented the first video game, "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device". In 1979 he won an award from the Radio Club of America, for making "important contributions in the field of electronics to the science of the television." He received 2 other rewards in his lifetime.
Inventor of the first video game, helped in making the T.V. In 1948 he invented the first video game, "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device". In 1979 he won an award from the Radio Club of America, for making "important contributions in the field of electronics to the science of the television." He received 2 other rewards in his lifetime.

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