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, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for March 8, 2025 |
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| Sun | 17 Pisces 21 | 18 Pisces 22 | 27 Gemini 36 |
| Moon | 11 Cancer 28 | 13 Cancer 43 | 21 Aries 39 |
| Mercury | 20 Aquarius 13 | 6 Aries 30 | 25 Gemini 33 |
| Venus | 24 Pisces 4 | 9 Aries 55 | 0 Leo 2 |
| Mars | 8 Sagittarius 41 | 17 Cancer 57 | 15 Sagittarius 55 |
| Jupiter | 16 Libra 51 | 12 Gemini 58 | 8 Libra 58 |
| Saturn | 6 Libra 17 | 21 Pisces 34 | 1 Libra 42 |
| Uranus | 10 Pisces 1 | 23 Taurus 52 | 13 Pisces 35 |
| Neptune | 13 Leo 43 | 29 Pisces 10 | 13 Leo 59 |
| Pluto | 7 Cancer 58 | 3 Aquarius 5 | 9 Cancer 15 |
| Rahu | 10 Libra 8 | 27 Pisces 57 | 4 Libra 41 |
| Ketu | 10 Aries 8 | 27 Virgo 57 | 4 Aries 41 |
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