{"product_id":"jerry-changed-the-game-how-engineer-jerry-lawson-revolutionized-video-games-forever-9781665919081","title":"Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet Jerry Lawson, the Black engineer who revolutionized the video game industry, in this engaging picture book biography perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eWhoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo Switch, there was a tinkerer named Jerry Lawson. As a boy, Jerry loved playing with springs, sprockets, and gadget-y things. When he grew up, Jerry became an engineer--a professional tinkerer--and in the 1970s, he turned his technical know-how to video games. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBack then, if players wanted a new video game, they had to buy an entire new console, making gaming very expensive. Jerry was determined to fix this problem, and despite roadblocks along the way and having to repeat a level or two, it was never game over for his mission. Eventually, he leveled up and built a brand-new kind of video game console: one that allowed players to switch out cartridges! He also founded Video Soft, Inc., the first African American-owned video game company in the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJerry's tinkering and inventions changed the video gaming world forever. Today, gamers have access to hundreds of video games at the push of a button, all thanks to him. Game on!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665919081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 11.50w x 0.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Don Tate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935655366837,"sku":"9781665919081","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1e043db8-8c8b-4cf9-a368-7cf9a43989f6.jpg?v=1688491457","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jerry-changed-the-game-how-engineer-jerry-lawson-revolutionized-video-games-forever-9781665919081","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}