The boy who thought outside the box: the story of video game inventor Ralph Baer

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Author:
Wessels, Marcie
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
740L
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ISBN:
9781454932598
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A picture book biography of Ralph Baer, nicknamed "The Father of Videogames," which shows how a great inventor found a way to transform the early television set into a vehicle for gaming.
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Baer, Ralph H
Baer, Ralph H. -- Juvenile literature
Biographies
Inventors -- United States -- Biography
Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Picture books
Video games -- United States -- Biography
Video games -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Video games industry -- United States -- History
Video games industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
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The boy who thought outside the box : the story of video game inventor Ralph Baer
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The boy who thought outside the box : the story of video game inventor Ralph Baer / by Marcie Wessels ; illustrated by Beatriz Castro
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The boy who thought outside the box
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the story of video game inventor Ralph Baer
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Baer, Ralph H
History
Inventors
Video games
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