Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession

I bought this book for my 9 year old interested in STEM. This is a great story any budding scientist:mathematician can relate to as they learn the story of Ralph Baer overcome adversity and truly optimize perseverance as he invents the home video gaming system and other beloved electronic games like Simon.The book has a timeline in the end which shows all of the milestones in this gentleman’s life and I didn’t think much of it at the time, but my son spends time studying it. It’s a great way to create a visual appendix for a child to get greater detail about this man’s interesting life.

Since my 5th graders are into video games, this was a great book to learn about their origin!!

Full of engaging storytelling with clear explanations for more advanced terms, this book cleverly incorporates dialogue that shares the inventor's mindset and presents very relatable, intriguing, and inspiring facts. There are so many compelling angles provided by this book: The incredible invention of TV video gaming, Innovation can change the world in the most entertaining ways, Creativity evolves from many different experiences, Overcoming challenges with self-driven motivation, and Fun ideas take hard work to turn into reality. If these themes appeal to you or young readers under your charge, look no further than BLIPS ON A SCREEN!

Blips on a Screen is such fun! This colorful & playful story about Ralph Baer’s life and inventions is top notch. Video games began somewhere, and this was it! Who knew? A biography any kid would enjoy.Read as a nomination in the non-fiction book award category as a panelist for Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards (Cybils Awards).