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Steve Russell

Creator of the first computer game

Developed the programming language LISP and contributed to the early development of time-sharing systems at MIT.
Created the first computer game, 'Spacewar!', in 1961, which is considered a landmark in the history of video games.
Worked on various projects in artificial intelligence and computer graphics, significantly influencing the field of computer science.

Steve Russell, born in 1937, is an American computer scientist who is best known for creating the first computer game, ‘Spacewar!’, in 1961. His contributions to the development of LISP and his work on time-sharing systems at MIT have had a lasting impact on the field of computer science.

Milestones

The Dawn of AI Engineering

The Language That Gave AI Its Voice

John McCarthy invented LISP, a radical programming language built on pure mathematics that became the lingua franca of artificial intelligence research for three decades.

1960