Alameda’s “Smithsonian of Pinball” (Community Voices) – Oakland Localhttp://oaklandlocal.com/2015/05/alamedas-smithsonian-of-pinball-community-voices/It could be argued that the modern pinball industry was launched in California in 1929, when a young Stanford engineering graduate named Harry Williams became one of the industry’s first game designers. To prevent cheating, Harry invented a mechanism that he originally called “stool pigeon” but soon changed to “tilt.” Williams is also credited with …