Today's interactive Google Doodle honors Jerry Lawson, a pioneer of modern gaming

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The Google Doodle on Dec. 1 honors Jerry Lawson on what would have been his 82nd birthday. The engineer and entrepreneur created the technology that paved the way for modern gaming. Google/Screenshot by NPR

Google/Screenshot by NPR

Anyone who goes online Thursday (and that includes you, if you’re reading this) can stop by the Google homepage for a special treat: A set of create-your-own video games inspired by the man who helped make interactive gaming possible.

Gerald “Jerry” Lawson, who died in 2011,

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