Ralph Baer dies aged 92

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Sad day for video gaming, Inventor of the industry, Ralph Baer, has died aed 92: Ralph Baer, inventor of the first home console, dies aged 92 • Eurogamer.net

 

For those not up on their gamin history, Ralph invented the first pre-pong home video games console - the Magnavox Odyssey. Predated the Atari 2600 by about 5 years!

Edited December 8, 2014 by tmcd35

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More information on him in an interview Ars have just reposted from last year: arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/12/in-the-beginning-ralph-h-baer-and-the-birth-of-the-game-console/