Cathode-Ray Tube Game Patent Granted, December 14, 1948
Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game.
Date: December 14, 1948
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