Who Put Video Games in Your Pocket?
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It’s day 4 of our week-long countdown, 25 People Who Changed the World… for Better, for Worse, and for Sillier! Today we visit Mary’s hometown to find out how one self-taught man solved a big log problem, discover an invention that changed the game (well, all the games), and unpack the science inside picnic coolers. Plus: The nurse whose invention was ahead of Ring cameras by decades.
- Learn more about Maine’s logging history at the Maine Forest & Logging Museum and the Maine State Museum.
- Learn about the Gerald A. Lawson Fund, which provides scholarships for Black and Indigenous students at the University of Southern California’s USC Games program.
- Listen to The Builders with Walter Isaacson, available now wherever you get podcasts.
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