{"product_id":"boy-who-thought-outside-the-box-the","title":"Boy Who Thought Outside The Box The","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCrazy 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!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316881564030,"sku":"NW9781454932598","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781454932598.jpg?v=1778599374","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/boy-who-thought-outside-the-box-the","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}