Steve Russell (computer scientist)

Steve Russell
Russell in 2011
Born
Stephen Russell

1937 (age 8788)
Other namesSlug
Alma materDartmouth College
Known forSpacewar!
Lisp
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsMIT

Stephen Russell (born 1937), also nicknamed "Slug", is an American computer scientist most famous for creating Spacewar!, well known for being the first widely distributed video game.