


He created his own destiny."Īnd now Google Doodle players can create their own destinies - or at the very least, games - in his honor. "If everyone was going right, he'd figure out a good reason to go left," said Anderson, who cites his father as the inspiration behind his own decision to pursue computer science. In Google’s case, a chance encounter between two computer scientists changed. In a 2021 conversation with Stor圜orps, Karen and Anderson Lawson recalled that some of their earliest memories were playing games that their dad's team designed - joking that they only later realized he was putting them to work as testers and bug-catchers. SeptemGoogle's 23rd Birthday It’s said that one chance encounter can change the course of your life.

He continued to consult engineering and video game companies until his death at age 70.Īnd while Lawson may be known as the father of the video game cartridge, his kids also remember him as a dad who nurtured and inspired them.
