The father of video game consoles has died at the age of 92

Ralph H. Baer, known by many as the father of video games, has died at the age of 92. A pioneer in the industry, Baer’s name is credited on more than 150 patents but perhaps his most well-known contribution came when he created the very first video game console for the home. Baer was born in Germany in 1922. His entire family fled to America in 1938 just weeks before Kristallnacht. Demonstrating the American dream, he worked in a small leather factory and studied radio and television repair before being drafted in World War II as an intelligence officer.