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Video Game Pioneer Ralph H. Baer Has Passed Away at 92

Ralph Henry Baer (March 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014) was an American video game pioneer, inventor, engineer, and was known as “The Father of Video Games”, and was noted for his many contributions to games and the video game industry.

Born in Germany, he and his family fled to America before World War II, and he served the American war effort. Afterwards, he pursued work in electronics, and in the 1960s, came up with the idea of playing games on television screens. He would go on to develop the several hardware prototypes, including what would become the first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, and other consoles and consumer game units. In 2006, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology for inventing the home gaming console and spawning the video game industry. [Wiki]

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    A great little video of a wonderful man. May all gamers be thankful to the “Father of Video games”. Seeing this really...
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