Researching George Opperman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 38 people with the Opperman surname? In that year Opperman was ranked number 3541 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Opperman on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Opperman and the Opperman Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Opperman surname in the USA? Opperman is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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George Opperman
George Opperman (January 5, 1935 – November 27, 1985) was a graphic designer who co-founded the design consultancy Gruye-Vogt-Opperman, and later created the original Atari logo and art for Atari's coin-op cabinets and backglass artwork for Atari pinball games, such as Airborne Avenger and Superman.
The Atari symbol was designed by George Opperman in 1972 or 1973. At the time, Opperman was the head of his own design agency, Opperman-Harrington Inc. The Atari logo, later described as a "Fuji" (as in Mount Fuji in Japan), looks like the letter "A", and was meant to represent the game Pong, with "two opposing video game players with the center of the Pong court in the middle."
George Opperman died of lung cancer at age 50 on November 27th, 1985.
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