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Ralph Baer, widely regarded as the father of the video game industry, has passed away at the age of 92.
A renowned inventor, and holder of over 150 patents, Baer's most famous work was designing the machine that would become the Magnavox Odyssey, the world's very first home video games console. Every console and handheld that's come since, well, you can trace it all back to the Odyssey.
http://kotaku.com/the-father-of-video-games-ralph-baer-has-passed-away-1667980395
I guess we, who enjoy video games in all their forms, owe this man a debt. May he rest in peace. Thanks Ralph!
RIP, Ralph. We hardly knew ye!
...apparently Ralph got to know weapons pretty well during the war...so much so that he brought home 18 tons of them after the war.
http://kotaku.com/5797942/the-father-of-video-games-fled-the-nazis-then-fought-them
Godspeed.
A Nazi-killin' video game godfather? Amazing. RIP.
RIP Mr. Baer.
Willy Higenbotham might dispute the claim, but Baer was certainly one of the innovators. Regardless, it's sad to lose such a great pioneer in the field.