Steve Russell (computer scientist)
Steve Russell | |
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Russell in 2011 | |
| Born | Stephen Russell 1937 (age 87–88) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Other names | Slug |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Known for | Spacewar! Lisp |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | MIT |
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.