Vadim Gerasimov
Vadim Viktorovich Gerasimov (Template:Lang-ru, born in 15 June 1969) is an engineer at Google. In 1994-2003 Vadim worked and studied at the MIT Media Lab. Vadim earned a BS/MS in applied mathematics from Moscow State University in 1992 and a Ph.D. from MIT in 2003.
At age 16 he was one of the original co-developers of the famous video game Tetris: he ported Alexey Pajitnov's original game to the IBM PC architecture and the two later added features to the game.[1][2]
In 2015 there were rumors that a film was to be made surrounding the origins and founders of Tetris.[3]
Projects He Has Worked On
- Tetris in 1984
References
- ^ Sheff, David. Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered The World, Vintage, 1994. ISBN 0-679-73622-0
- ^ "Vadim Gerasimov - Tetris Story" (Accessed August 15, 2006)
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/18/brett-ratner-plans-biopic-alexey-pajitnov-tetris-inventor
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