Steve Russell (computer scientist)

Steve Russell
Steve Russell
	Russell in 2011
Born	Stephen Russell; 1937 (age 85–86); Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Other names	Slug
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	Dartmouth College, 1958
Known for	Spacewar!; Lisp
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	MIT

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Spacewar! on the Computer History Museum's PDP-1, 2007

Stephen Russell (born 1937),^[1] also nicknamed "Slug",^[1] is an American computer scientist most famous for creating Spacewar!, well known for being the first widely distributed video game.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Steve "Slug" Russell". PDP-1 Restoration Project. Computer History Museum. Retrieved December 31, 2015.

[computerhistory-1] "Steve "Slug" Russell". PDP-1 Restoration Project. Computer History Museum. Retrieved December 31, 2015.

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Steve Russell
Russell in 2011
Born	Stephen Russell 1937 (age 85–86)^[1] Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Other names	Slug
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	Dartmouth College, 1958
Known for	Spacewar! Lisp
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	MIT

Steve Russell (computer scientist)

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