Vadim Gerasimov

Vadim Viktorovich Gerasimov (Russian: Вадим Викторович Герасимов, 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
gollark: You can currently beta-test it using the temporary installer.
gollark: Like the nuclear reactor drivers and improved network daemon.
gollark: It has so many nice new things.
gollark: > when did that feature get added?!PotatOS Hypercycle, the new version being tested.
gollark: Ah, that would be PotatOS HiveMind™ in action.

References
  1. Sheff, David. Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered The World, Vintage, 1994. ISBN 0-679-73622-0
  2. "Vadim Gerasimov - Tetris Story" (Accessed August 15, 2006)
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/18/brett-ratner-plans-biopic-alexey-pajitnov-tetris-inventor



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