Boy Who Thought Outside the Box The Story of Video Game Inventor Ralph Baer

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.”
 

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Marcie Wessels is the author of Pirate’s Lullaby: Mutiny at Bedtime. She has a PhD in Latin American Literature from Tulane University. Previously she taught Spanish Language and Literature at the University of San Diego. She lives in San Diego, CA.

Beatriz Castro born in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. After graduating from the School of Arts in Logroño in 2008, she embarked on a career as a professional illustrator. Her art has appeared on covers and in books produced by international publishers. Beatriz lives in her native town with her family.

Zusammenfassung

In this picture book biography, kids will learn all about Ralph Baer—an inventor who created the first home video game system!

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Marcie Wessels, M. Wessels, Marcie/ Castro Wessels
• Mitarbeit: Beatriz Castro (Illustration)
• Verlag: Union Square
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.03.2020
• Thema: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Spielen, Lernen > Quiz, Rätsel; Ratgeber > Hobby, Haus > Spielen, Raten
• EAN: 9781454932598
• ISBN: 978-1-4549-3259-8
• Anzahl Seiten: 48
• Altersempfehlung: 2 bis 99 Jahre
• Serie: People Who Shaped Our World
• Themen: Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Biografien und Autobiografien, Children's Books / Ages 4-8 Nonfiction, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Games & Activities / Video & Electronic Games