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Ralph H. Baer (1922–2014)

Author of Videogames: In the Beginning

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About the Author

Image credit: Ralph Baer receiving the National Medal of Technology, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper.

Works by Ralph H. Baer

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Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984 (2001) — Contributor — 176 copies, 2 reviews
The Medium of the Video Game (2002) — Foreword, some editions — 77 copies

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Legal name
Baer, Ralph Henry
Birthdate
1922-03-08
Date of death
2014-12-06
Gender
male
Education
National Radio Institute (1940)
American Television Institute of Technology (BS|1949)
Short biography
Known for inventing and patenting the first home video game system.
Birthplace
Pirmasens, Germany
Place of death
Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Associated Place (for map)
Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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