| Who is it? | Inventor |
| Birth Day | March 08, 1922 |
| Birth Place | United States |
| Age | 92 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | 2014 |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Net Worth: | $5 Million |
| Gender: | Male |
Baer is known as "The Father of Video Games" and made many contributions to the video game industry. Ralph's family fled to America before World War II. He served in the American war effort and then worked in electronics and came up with the idea to play games on a TV screen. Baer developed and patented the first home video game system the Magnavox Odyssey. He was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 2004. He is credited for creating the first light gun and game for home TV use which was known as Shooting gallery. Baer's ideas resulted in the video game Pong. He is credited with co-developing the electronic games Simon and Super Simon. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2010 and donated all of his hardware prototypes and documents to the Smithsonian Institute in 2006. Ralph Baer passed away on December 6, 2014 at 92 years old.
