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25th January 1947: Patent filed for the first interactive electronic game
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:40
Publish Date: 2018-01-24 21:05:21
Description: Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr was the director of research at DuMont Laboratories in New Jersey where he was exploring the use of cathode ray tubes in television sets. It was during this period that he and Estle Ray Mann created their game, which was directly influenced by Second World War radar displays. The two scientists combined a cathode ray tube with an oscilloscope to allow a player to simulate launching an explosive shell at enemy targets in what they called The Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device. The patent stated that targets needed to be physically positioned on the screen of ...
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