March 8 birthday celebration at SEE Center for inventor Ralph Baer

Thursday, February 26, 2026

The SEE Science Center will be celebrating game design in March. On March 8th Family activities will be offered at SEE on Ralph Baer’s Birthday. Ralph Baer who is recognized as the father of video games lived and worked in New Hampshire and is featured in several exhibits at the SEE Science Center. In addition, SEE’s adult science discussion series Science on Tap will discuss game design on Tuesday March 10th.

National Video Game Day: Honoring Ralph Baer NH inventor who changed the way the world plays

Friday, September 12, 2025Friday, September 12, 2025

Sept. 12 is National Video Game Day, the perfect time to press pause while honoring the man who reimagined how we think about screens, play, and possibility: Ralph H. Baer. Known as the “Father of the Video Game,” Baer’s story is one of loss, invention, generosity, and a relentless belief that something playful can change lives.

September 12th is National Video Games Day: Thanks, Ralph Baer!

Thursday, September 12, 2024Thursday, September 12, 2024

Ralph Baer was born in 1922 to Jewish parents living in Germany near the French border. Much of their town had been destroyed in WWI, so when Ralph was 18 months old his family moved to Cologne.

March 8-12 is Ralph Baer Week: It’s all fun and games (and art and books and celebration!)

Monday, June 10, 2024Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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Ralph Baer 100: Come celebrate the ‘father of the video game’ on May 21

Sunday, June 16, 2024Tuesday, May 17, 2022

This year marks the centennial year of inventor Ralph Baer’s birth. Born in 1922, Ralph Baer is regarded as the father of video games and has more than 150 patents to his credit. He spent the majority of his career in New Hampshire and called Manchester his home for nearly 60 years.

Art exhibit, activities kick-off to celebrate Father of Video Games’ 100th birthday

Monday, June 10, 2024Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Starting this weekend, the SEE Science Center in Manchester is hosting a number of workshop activities and opening of a new art exhibit to celebrate the legacy of Ralph Baer, the German-immigrant-turned-New-Hampshire-inventor who created the first home video game systems among many other things.

U.S Mint honors inventor Ralph Baer with $1 American Innovation coin available June 8

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

The U.S. Mint announced designs for the 2021 American Innovation $1 coins, and among them will be a coin paying tribute to Ralph Baer as creator of the first in-home video game console.

How was your 5th of July?

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, July 6, 2020

“How was your 5th of July?” Is that an odd question given the times we are in and was your holiday weekend different this year than other years?

Give the gift of education and support future innovators with donation to Baer Scholarship Fund

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Tuesday, July 30, 2019

The purpose of the fund is to support students from Manchester Central High School who show a strong passion for and interest in technology fields.

Celebrating Ralph Baer Day: Yes, there will be a giant Ping-Pong game to play

Monday, January 20, 2025Thursday, March 7, 2019

On Friday the entire city is invited to Ralph Baer’s Birthday party at Jupiter Hall where they will be able to play Ping-Pong on a giant 10-foot screen created collaboratively by Kelley Muir and friends she’s come to know and love within the local “nerd” community, including Dave Seah, Ryan Sutton, Roxanne Chang, Sara Ceaser and Sid Ceaser.

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