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Lev Sergeyevich Termen (Russian: Лев Сергеевич Термен, IPA: [ˈlʲef sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ tʲɪrˈmʲen]; 27 August [O.S. 15 August] 1896 – 3 November 1993), better known as Leon Theremin, was a Russian inventor, most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments and the first ...
Russian physicist and engineer Lev Sergeyevich Termen—who later came to be widely known as Léon Theremin—invented his namesake instrument around 1920. Here, he's pictured in 1928. Library of...
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Just a few years after the invention of the vacuum tube, Leon Theremin invented one of the world’s first and most unique electronic musical intruments: the aetherphone, better known as the Theremin. Lev Sergeyevich Termen was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1896.
Oct 31, 2019 · The godfather of electronic music was also a darling of the New York social scene, a gulag prisoner and the man behind one of the most ingenious spy devices ever created. By Nathaniel Scharping. Oct 31, 2019 3:00 PMNov 19, 2019 8:24 AM. Leon Theremin, also known as Lev Termen, demonstrates his musical instrument.
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Léon Theremin (born Lev Sergeyevich Termen, Russian: Лев Сергеевич Термен) (August 15, 1896 – November 3, 1993) was a Russian inventor. He is most famous for his invention of the theremin , one of the first electronic musical instruments .
Mar 13, 2012 · 13 March 2012. By Martin Vennard. BBC World Service. Ninety years ago this month a young Russian scientist and inventor, Leon Theremin, was summoned to the Kremlin to meet Lenin. It was the...
