The Boy Who Thought Outside the Box : The Story of Video Game Inventor Ralph Baer Hardback
by Marcie Wessels
Illustrated by Beatriz Castro
Part of the People Who Shaped Our World series
Hardback
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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! Â 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.†Â
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:48 pages, Full-colour illustrations
- Publisher:Union Square & Co.
- Publication Date:12/05/2020
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- ISBN:9781454932598
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:48 pages, Full-colour illustrations
- Publisher:Union Square & Co.
- Publication Date:12/05/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781454932598