The Boy Who Thought Outside the Box - The Story of Video Game Inventor Ralph Baer (Hardcover)

Crazy about Wii, Nintendo, X-Box, and PlayStation? Meet the inventor whose work made them all possible: Ralph Baer, creator of the first home video game system! Today, the video game industry keeps growing, with ever more platforms available to fans. But how did the very first system come about? This picture-book biography of Ralph Baer, whose family fled Nazi Germany for the US, introduces kids to a great inventor AND the birth of the first home console. Using wartime technology, Baer thought outside the box and transformed the television into a vehicle for gaming; Baer's invention, the Odyssey, is a precursor to the Atari gaming system. Today, interactive systems like Wii and PlayStation are descendants of Ralph's innovative "Brown Box," making this award-winning inventor the true "Father of Video Games."

General

Imprint:	Sterling
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	People Who Shaped Our World
Release date:	July 2020
Authors:	Marcie Wessels
Illustrators:	Beatriz Castro
Dimensions:	276 x 216 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Picture book / Cloth over boards
Pages:	48
ISBN-13:	978-1-4549-3259-8
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Science > General Books > Children's & Educational > Technology & applied sciences > General Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Hobbies, quizzes & games > General Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > Geography > Human geography / peoples of the world > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	1-4549-3259-7
Barcode:	9781454932598

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