Ted Dabney

Ted Dabney
Ted Dabney (left) in 1972 with a Pong arcade cabinet and fellow Atari employees Nolan Bushnell, Fred Marincic and Allan Alcorn
Born
Samuel Frederick Dabney Jr.

(1937-05-02)May 2, 1937
DiedMay 26, 2018(2018-05-26) (aged 81)
OccupationElectrical engineer
Known forCo-founder of Atari, Inc., co-creator of Computer Space
SpouseCarolyn Dabney

Samuel Frederick "Ted" Dabney Jr. (May 2, 1937 – May 26, 2018) was an American electrical engineer, and the co-founder, alongside Nolan Bushnell, of Atari, Inc. He is recognized as developing the basics of video circuitry principles that were used for Computer Space and later Pong, one of the first and most successful arcade games.


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