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'' In the beginning, there was Ralph Baer ''
 
'' In the beginning, there was Ralph Baer ''
  
Ralph Baer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Baer], a World Ward II veteran, began working at Loral Company as a T.V engineer in 1951. Here, his job was to work on and develop different T.Vs and he began thinking about the possibilities behind T.V as an interactive device, versus a just a machine you viewed active connection. He presented this idea to the executives of the Loral Company and it was soon shot down. In the years to come, he would leave the Loral Company and began working with Sanders Associates, a government contractor, in 1956. While waiting for a friend one day, he composed multiple sheets full of information pertaining to the design, purpose, and goal for a device that would allow for interaction with a television. He presented the idea to Sanders Associates and they approved. With the help of technicians at Sanders Associates, Baer was able to create a functioning prototype of system by 1966. It would be called the Home TV Game.
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Ralph Baer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Baer], a World Ward II veteran, began working at Loral Company as a T.V engineer in 1951. Here, his job was to work on and develop different T.Vs and he began thinking about the possibilities behind T.V as an interactive device, versus a just a machine you viewed active connection. He presented this idea to the executives of the Loral Company and it was soon shot down. In the years to come, he would leave the Loral Company and began working with Sanders Associates, a government contractor, in 1956. While waiting for a friend one day, he composed multiple sheets full of information pertaining to the design, purpose, and goal for a device that would allow for interaction with a television. The machine would have different programmed games that would range from puzzles and sports to educational based games. He presented the idea to Sanders Associates and they approved. With the help of technicians at Sanders Associates, Baer was able to create a functioning prototype of system by 1966. It would be called the Home TV Game.  
  
 
'' Home TV Game to commercialized Magnavox Odyssey ''
 
'' Home TV Game to commercialized Magnavox Odyssey ''

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Wiki Article #1: Heron of Alexandria

Background Information

Heron of Alexandria, or Hero as he was sometimes called, is said to have been born in Alexandria, Egypt where he completed many of his life works.There have been speculations around his actual date of birth as there were three potential time periods in which he was suspected to be alive; 150 B.C; 250 A.D, and 62 A.D. Scholars found that he lived during 10 - 62 A.D. This was based on a reference to an eclipse that was made in one of his works. He was a Greek mathematician, scientist, and inventor and did exceptional work in mathematics, physics, and mechanics, where he was given the name " Michanikos; the Machine Man." Scholars believe that he worked in the museum of Alexandria, which was not like the museums that host precious artifacts, but instead a place where people would go and discuss thoughts and new ideas.

Inventions

There are many inventions that Heron of Alexandria has been credited with, but unforuntately, many of these creations were lost over time. Of those that can be accounted for is the first steam engine, which is known as the aeolipile [1] or the Hero engine. Another great invention of Heron of Alexandria is the first model of what many would consider an automatic door. He figured out a way to manipulate fire, air, and water to create a lever that would lower as it was filled with water and close and the water was removed.

  • Coin Operated Slot Machine

One reason Heron of Alexandria's inventions were so instrumental is because of it's original intention. He lived in a time where going to Temple was very important. However, many temples struggled with getting members to give monetary offering, which would help with the temple's upkeep. Another issue came with people's desire to obtain holy water blessed by the priest. Because the priest would have to bless each and every individual cup of holy water, it was very time consuming and potentially cost the temple more money than it made. In order to solve this problem, Heron of Alexandria invented a coin operated slot machine holy water dispenser. It became more time efficient for the priest and potentially increased their monetary intake as it became easier (and less time consuming) to obtain the high valued holy water. Noteworthy Works

He also made great discoveries in math as well. These discoveries include the field of geometry. His most famous mathematical works could be found in a three book (over seven series included) titled Metrica. This book was lost until around 1896. The book included formulas for triangles, cylinders, and volume. It also includes a host of definitions, about 133 geometrical terms that include the definition of point and line. Along with this important work are others that pertain to architect as written in the Mechanican, mechanical devides worked by air, water, and steam pressure as written in pneumatica, and how to construct engines of war as written in belopoeica.

His many works have helped in many areas and have provided the backbone and structure for a host of current amenities.


Work Cited

History Channel. "History Channel - Ancient Discoveries - Heron of Alexandria." YouTube. YouTube, 01 Mar. 2012. Web. 26 May 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6hSv9xqEWI>.

Lahanas, Michael. "Heron of Alexandria, Inventions, Biography, Science (1/2)." Heron of Alexandria, Inventions, Biography, Science (1/2). Web. 27 May 2012. <http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/HeronAlexandria.htm>.

O'Connor, J. J., and E. F. Robertson. "Heron of Alexandria." Heron of Alexandria. 1999. Web. 25 May 2012. <http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Heron.html>.

ThinkQuest Team. "Biography Hero of Alexandria." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, 2000. Web. 27 May 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/C006011/english/sites/heron_bio.php3?v=2>.


Wiki Article #2: Magnavox Odyssey

Before you can accurately explain the Odyssey, you must begin at the beginning of the commercialization of video games and Ralph Baer

In the beginning, there was Ralph Baer

Ralph Baer [2], a World Ward II veteran, began working at Loral Company as a T.V engineer in 1951. Here, his job was to work on and develop different T.Vs and he began thinking about the possibilities behind T.V as an interactive device, versus a just a machine you viewed active connection. He presented this idea to the executives of the Loral Company and it was soon shot down. In the years to come, he would leave the Loral Company and began working with Sanders Associates, a government contractor, in 1956. While waiting for a friend one day, he composed multiple sheets full of information pertaining to the design, purpose, and goal for a device that would allow for interaction with a television. The machine would have different programmed games that would range from puzzles and sports to educational based games. He presented the idea to Sanders Associates and they approved. With the help of technicians at Sanders Associates, Baer was able to create a functioning prototype of system by 1966. It would be called the Home TV Game.

Home TV Game to commercialized Magnavox Odyssey