Ralph H. Baer
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1922 –
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Who is Ralph H. Baer?
Ralph Baer is a German-American video game pioneer, inventor, engineer, known as "The Father of Video Games", who is noted for his many contributions to games and the video game industry. In 2006, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology for inventing the home console for video games and spawning the video game industry.
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- Born
- Mar 8, 1922
Rodalben - Also known as
- Ralph Baer
- Spouses
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Germans
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Germany
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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