Joseph Weisbecker

Joseph A. Weisbecker (September 4, 1932 – November 15, 1990) was an early microprocessor and microcomputer designer and researcher, as well and designer of toys and games. He was a recipient of the David Sarnoff award for outstanding technical achievement, recipient of IEEEComputer magazine's "Best Paper" award, as well as several RCA lab awards for his work.

His designs include the and 1802 processors, the 1861 "Pixie" graphics chip, the , the COSMAC Elf, RCA Studio II, and COSMAC VIP computers. His daughter Joyce Weisbecker took to programming his prototypes, becoming the first female video game designer in the process, using his language called CHIP-8.