Google Doodle Today: Who is engineer Gerald Jerry Lawson, on whom Google made today's doodle...

Google Doodle Game: Today, on the 82nd birthday of American computer scientist Gerald Jerry Lawson, Google is remembering him by making a doodle. Jerry Lawson is best remembered for his contribution to gaming. He was the first to design a video game console.

Interested in technology since childhood
Jerry Lawson was born on this day, December 1, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York City. He was interested in electronics since childhood. He used to start repairing defective equipment like TV. Soon he had also prepared a radio station of his own. He started his career in Palo Alto, California after studying at Queens College and City College of New York.

Video games brought popularity
The advent of gaming in the 1990s brought engineer Gerald 'Jerry' Lawson worldwide recognition. His first commercial was a video game cartridge. Which he developed himself. At the same time, by the end of the decade, there was a tremendous craze among people for games like Super Mario, Contra and Double Dragon and the games had reached every household. Currently, due to the new technology, the world of gaming has become huge.

Gaming today
Today, if we talk about gaming in India, here gaming enthusiasts are spending an average of 8.5 hours a week playing games on mobile. According to a report, in the financial year 2022, users in the country downloaded 15 billion new games. Apart from this, in India, the maximum number of mobile games are played in the whole world. At present, about 900 gaming companies are doing their business in India. With the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), the number of gamers in the country is expected to reach 700 million by FY2025.