RIP Ralph Baer

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RIP Ralph Baer

#1 Post by silverscreenselect » Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:26 pm

The father of the video game, he invented the first gaming console, which he patented in 1971 and the first video game, which was patented in 1973. The technology was licensed to Magnavox and became the Odyssey gaming system. He also co-invented the Simon musical memory game.

Age 92.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/busin ... games.html
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