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Ralph Henry Baer (born Rudolf Heinrich Baer; March 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014) was an German-born [2] American inventor, game developer, and engineer.. Baer's Jewish family fled Germany just before World War II and Baer served the American war effort, gaining an interest in electronics shortly thereafter.
A hygrometer is an instrument which measures the humidity of air or some other gas: that is, how much of it is water vapor. [1] Humidity measurement instruments usually rely on measurements of some other quantities, such as temperature, pressure, mass, and mechanical or electrical changes in a substance as moisture is absorbed.
It was invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), better known for his work in thermometry. The Nicholson hydrometer, after William Nicholson (1753-1815), is similar in design, but instead of a weighted bulb at the bottom there is a small container ("basket") into which a sample can be placed. Nicholson's Hydrometer
Gerald Anderson Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer.Besides being one of the first African-American computer engineers in Silicon Valley, Lawson was also known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console, leading the team that refined ROM cartridges for durable use as commercial video game cartridges.
The evolution of these games parallels the evolution of computers and computer networking, with new technologies improving the essential functionality needed for playing video games on a remote server. Many video games have an online component, allowing players to play against or cooperatively with players across a network around the world.
The Nimatron is considered one of the first electro-mechanical games and a precursor to computer games, but its direct impact on digital computers and computer games is minimal. It may, however, have inspired the Nimrod computer, which was demonstrated at the 1951 Festival of Britain playing Nim using banks of lightbulbs like the Nimatron ...
He also invented the dew-point hygrometer known by his name, [3] and a register pyrometer; [4] and in 1830 he erected in the hall of the Royal Society a water-barometer, with which he carried out a large number of observations. [5]
A saccharometer is a type of hydrometer used for determining the amount of sugar in a solution, invented by Thomas Thomson. [14] It is used primarily by winemakers and brewers, [15] and it can also be used in making sorbets and ice-creams. [16]