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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

Cars That Think

Alcorn had majored in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, but had never played a video game before. At the time, video games were mostly the domain of research laboratories and universities. Rival companies brought out similar Pong -like games, as did Atari itself.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

Fleets include transportation authorities, cities, school districts, the University of Michigan, FedEx, and Meijer. The fleets include two utility fleets, five cities and towns, three counties, ten private companies, two state fleets, ten school districts, and two universities. Total DOE award: $14,970,144.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

Baua Electric

Washington State University began experimenting with canning cheese in the 1930s, in search of packaging that would prolong the product’s shelf life. The university says its cheese will last indefinitely if refrigerated.) as Sprinkles calls them, are restocked with fresh baked goods twice daily, a company spokeswoman said.