Ralph H. Baer
German-American inventor and game developer
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Ralph Henry Baer 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. Wikipedia
Born: March 8, 1922, Rodalben, Germany
Died: December 6, 2014 (age 92 years), Manchester, NH
Video game: Ideal Maniac
Education: American Television Institute of Technology (1949) and National Radio Institute (1940)
Children: 3
Parents: Leo Baer and Lotte Kirschbaum
Spouse: Dena Whinston (m. 1952–2006)