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It was made by Ralph H. Baer in 1966. Ralph Baer was born on March 18 1922 in Pirmasens Germany.
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If by "console" you mean "home video game console," then it was probably the Magnavox Odyssey (first prototype 1968, Ralph Baer).
Also known as the magnavox odyssey, the brown box was created by Ralph Baer. World's inventor of the home video game console
The first home video game system was the Magnavox Odyssey by Ralph Baer, who completed a prototype in 1968. It was first sold in graphics,
he invented the brown box, the magnavox odyssey, pong ,the playstation series, the kinect all with lady gaga
In 1972, the first commercial video game console that could be played in the home, the Odyssey was released by Magnavox and designed by Ralph Baer. The game machine was originally designed while Ralph Baer was still at Sanders Associates in 1966, Baer managed to gain his legal rights to the machine after Sanders Associates rejected it. The Odyssey came programmed with twelve games.
In 1972, the first commercial video game console that could be played in the home, the Odyssey was released by Magnavox and designed by Ralph Baer The Magnavox Odyssey is the world's first video game console. It was first demonstrated in May 1972 and released that fall, predating the Atari Pong home consoles by several years. The Odyssey was designed by Ralph Baer, who had a working prototype finished by 1968. This prototype, known as the "Brown Box", is now at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
The first video game was made by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. in 1947. The first home console was made by Ralph Baer who Invented the Brown Box which was renamed and patented as the Magnavox Odyssey.
In 1972, Magnavox's Odyssey was released to the public as the first home video game system. Ralph Baer and his team originally developed two interactive TV games which relied on a toy gun detecting light spots on a television in 1967. Magnavox licensed Baer's TV game.
Ralph H. Baer's legacy was his pioneering work in the development of video game technology. He is often referred to as the "Father of Video Games" for his creation of the first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, in the early 1970s. Baer's innovative ideas and contributions revolutionized the entertainment industry and laid the foundation for the video game industry as we know it today.