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Ralph Henry Baer (born Rudolf Heinrich Baer; March 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014) was a German-American inventor, game developer, and engineer. Baer's family fled Germany just before World War II and Baer served the American war effort, gaining an interest in electronics shortly thereafter.
Learn about the life and achievements of Ralph Baer, the inventor of the first video game system and the creator of many electronic toys and games. Explore his biography, prototypes, and legacy at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Dec 8, 2014 · Ralph H. Baer, who turned television sets into electronic fantasy lands by inventing and patenting the first home video game system, died on Saturday at his home in Manchester, N.H. He was 92....
Ralph Baer was born March 8, 1922, in Germany—a dangerous time and place for Jewish children and their families. Baer faced increasing anti-Semitism growing up.
In 1966, Ralph Baer, an engineer overseeing a cadre of 500 military contractors, was struck with an idea: create a technology that would allow people to interact, directly, with their television...
Dec 6, 2014 · Ralph Baer was a pioneer in the field of interactive video games, who invented the Magnavox Odyssey Home Video Game System and Simon. He was born in Germany, served in the U.S. Army, and received the National Medal of Technology in 2004.
Dec 8, 2014 · Ralph H. Baer, the man widely acknowledged as the "father of home video games" for his pioneering work in electronics and television engineering, died on Saturday at his home in Manchester,...
