Ralph H. Baer (March 8, 1922 - December 6, 2014) was a German-American engineer, inventor, and video game developer known as the "Father of Video Games". His significant contributions to gaming and the video game industry during the latter half of the 20th century earned him this title. Born in Germany, he fled to the United States with his family before World War II, later changing his original name, Rudolf Heinrich Baer. In the 1960s, he conceived the idea of playing games on television screens.
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Meaning of the name - Ralph
counsel wolf, wolf-counsel
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Place of Birth: Rodalben
Place of Death: Manchester
Occupation: video game developer | designer | patent inventor | inventor | entrepreneur | engineer
Employers: Sanders Associates | Loral Corporation
Awards Received: National Inventors Hall of Fame | National Medal of Technology and Innovation | IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award | Edison Medal
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 8, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for March 8, 2024 |
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| Sun | 17 Pisces 21 | 18 Pisces 37 | 26 Gemini 39 |
| Moon | 11 Cancer 28 | 24 Aquarius 59 | 9 Aries 40 |
| Mercury | 20 Aquarius 13 | 27 Pisces 11 | 26 Gemini 7 |
| Venus | 24 Pisces 4 | 26 Aquarius 2 | 28 Cancer 50 |
| Mars | 8 Sagittarius 41 | 18 Aquarius 54 | 16 Sagittarius 14 |
| Jupiter | 16 Libra 51 | 12 Taurus 40 | 8 Libra 55 |
| Saturn | 6 Libra 17 | 10 Pisces 48 | 1 Libra 41 |
| Uranus | 10 Pisces 1 | 19 Taurus 50 | 13 Pisces 35 |
| Neptune | 13 Leo 43 | 27 Pisces 2 | 13 Leo 57 |
| Pluto | 7 Cancer 58 | 1 Aquarius 24 | 9 Cancer 13 |
| Rahu | 10 Libra 8 | 17 Aries 17 | 4 Libra 44 |
| Ketu | 10 Aries 8 | 17 Libra 17 | 4 Aries 44 |
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