Their Dad Transformed Video Games In The 1970s -- And Passed On His Pioneering Spirit

A self-taught electrical engineer transformed the video game world in the 1970s. Before Gerald "Jerry" Lawson helped invent the first video game console with interchangeable game cartridges, players were limited to a preset selection of games built into systems. As such, Lawson has been called the "father of modern gaming." But to Karen and Anderson Lawson, he was first and foremost "Dad." Jerry died in 2011 at age 70.