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Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
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Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.
American physics professor (1910–2009)
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Vacuum tube often used to display images
A cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube containing one or more electron guns, which emit electron beams that are manipulated to display images on a phosphorescent screen. The images may represent electrical waveforms on an oscilloscope, a frame of video on an analog television…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Game that employs electronics to create an interactive system with which a player can play
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January 25
Day of the year
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