Jerry Lawson, Hidden Hero of History

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An epic quest to uncover an early video game pioneer! As a teen, Jerry Lawson was a self-taught electronics wiz—building ham radios, making walkie-talkies from scratch, and repairing his neighbor’s TVs. His love of new technologies brought him to California where he became one of the only Black engineers in Silicon Valley. While there, he changed the course of the video game industry with his revolutionary invention—the Channel F game console with interchangeable cartridges. Today, his legacy is paving the way for a new generation of inventive engineers!
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Learn even more about Jerry Lawson from these great resources:

• Raising the Game by Anthony Frasier on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Raising-the-Game-Podcast/B09CRFNH6C
• Past and the Curious Podcast Episode 73 on Ralph Baer and Jerry Lawson: https://thepastandthecurious.com/episodes/episode-73-video-games/

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CREDITS: This episode has been a Jonincharacter production. Today’s story was written by Molly Murphy and performed by Jonathan Cormur. Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Hamilton Studio Recordings.

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