Who Made It?

The game, Operation, was a college project. An industrial design student at the University of Illinois was tasked with designing a game or toy. The game was a hit with his fellow classmates and the idea was soon bought by Marvin Glass and Associates for 500 dollars (approximately 4000 dollars today)!

Comparing Fortnite’s achievement on iOS with other mobile games demonstrates its success. By comparison, Super Mario Run cleared 100 million in downloads in 68 days, essentially less than half the time. This puts Fortnite in a category alongside Pokémon GO, which also cleared 100 million downloads on iOS in 71 days.

Alexander Hamilton lied about his age in order to support himself. He needed to find an apprenticeship when he was 13 years old and thought that if he said he was 11, he would have an easier time finding a position. He landed a job as a clerk and a few years later, his writing impressed so many people that he was sent to New York to be educated.