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Tuhina Sharma

Tuhina Sharma is an illustrator whose work is characterized by wild swashes of color, surreal fantasies, secret histories—and a dash of astrophysics.

Jerry Lawson’s gaming system featured interchangeable cartridges, so users could swap out titles like “Space War” and “Math Quiz.”

This Unsung Black Developer Unlocked the Code to Turning a Video Game Console Into a Virtual Living Room Arcade

Jerry Lawson’s Channel F system was the first to put games on interchangeable cartridges, paving the way for Atari, Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation