Awards & Winners

Ralph H. Baer

Date of Birth 08-March-1922
Place of Birth Rodalben
(Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate)
Nationality United States of America, Germany
Also know as Ralph Baer
Profession Inventor
Ralph Baer is a German-American video game pioneer, inventor, engineer, known as "The Father of Video Games", who is noted for his many contributions to games and the video game industry. In 2006, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology for inventing the home console for video games and spawning the video game industry.

Awards by Ralph H. Baer

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ralph H. Baer.

2004


National Medal of Technology and Innovation
(For his groundbreaking and pioneering creation, development and commercialization of interactive video games, which spawned related uses, applications, and mega-industries in both the entertainment and education realms.)