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Jerry Lawson

1940 - 2011

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Gerald Anderson Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer. Besides being one of the first African-American computer engineers in Silicon Valley, Lawson was also known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console, leading the team that refined ROM cartridges for durable used as commercial video game cartridges. His innovations in this area led to him being considered the father of the game cartridge. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Lawson has received more than 16,821 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Lawson is the 352nd most popular inventor, the 7,750th most popular biography from United States and the 92nd most popular American Inventor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Jerry Lawson ranks 352 out of 426. Before him are Joy Mangano, Albrecht Berblinger, John Fitch, Oliver Evans, Charles Darrow, and Robert Whitehead. After him are Frank J. Sprague, Edward Craven Walker, Peter Madsen, Almon Brown Strowger, Kazimierz Prószyński, and František Křižík.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jerry Lawson ranks 432. Before him are Franco Balmamion, David Peoples, James Brady, Henri Dès, Franco Bitossi, and Michael Ruse. After him are Jaak Lipso, Leila Ahmed, Karin Baal, Juozas Budraitis, Pilar Miró, and Slaven Zambata. Among people deceased in 2011, Jerry Lawson ranks 352. Before him are Shrilal Shukla, Jacques Lataste, Ilmar Kullam, Oldřich Machač, Gennady Logofet, and Tatyana Shchelkanova. After him are Willy De Clercq, Chris Lawrence, Yoshiko Tanaka, Ragnhild Hveger, Ellen Winther, and Giovanni Saldarini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Lawson ranks 7,750 out of 20,380. Before him are Karl Warner (1908), Silas Weir Mitchell (1969), Jennifer Carpenter (1979), Ivan Fuqua (1909), Hank Mann (1888), and John Stockwell (1961). After him are Charles Wallace Richmond (1868), Bill Carr (1909), Peyton List (1998), John Legend (1978), John Schneider (1960), and Matthew Labyorteaux (1966).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Jerry Lawson ranks 92. Before him are Beulah Louise Henry (1888), George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859), Joy Mangano (1956), John Fitch (1743), Oliver Evans (1755), and Charles Darrow (1889). After him are Frank J. Sprague (1857), Almon Brown Strowger (1839), George Stibitz (1904), Elizabeth Holmes (1984), Amar Bose (1929), and Lewis Howard Latimer (1848).

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