Alexey Pajitnov
Alexéy Leonídovich Pájitnov (born April 16, 1955) is a Russian computer engineer who lives in the United States. He is best known for creating the popular video game Tetris. He was born in Moscow, USSR.
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| Born | Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov April 16, 1955[1] |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Computer engineer |
| Known for | Creator of Tetris |
Pajitnov created Tetris in 1985. The game was first sold in the Soviet Union. In 1986, the game began being sold in the West. Since then, it has become a very successful series. In 1996, he started The Tetris Company, which owns the trademark to Tetris.[2]
In 1996, GameSpot named him the fourth most influential computer game developer of all time.[3]
References
- ↑ "Corporate Bio". Tetris. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Tetris: a history". Atarihq.com.
- ↑ "GameSpot". Web.archive.org. 2005-02-21. Archived from the original on 2005-02-21.
Other websites
- Alexey Pajitnov Archived 2007-07-23 at Archive.today profile at MobyGames
- Tetris - From Russia with Love Archived 2005-09-09 at the Wayback Machine, BBC documentary