Nolan Kay Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American electrical engineer and businessman. He established
Atari, Inc. and the
Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain. Bushnell has been inducted into the
Video Game Hall of Fame and the
Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the
BAFTAFellowship and the Nations Restaurant News “Innovator of the Year” award, and was named one of
Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America." Bushnell has started more than twenty companies and is one of the founding fathers of the
video game industry.