Leon Theremin (Lev Termin) was a Russian scientist/musician who invented the Theremin. He was a forward thinker, inventor, and musician who, in his thirties, made popular the very first electronic instrument, At the height of his success and wealth in New York, he was kidnapped by the “KGB” and was imprisoned in the USSR, He was released in his forties and worked as a scientist for the communists. He did not return to the United States until he was near the end of his life.

Leon Theremin (1896-1993)

Source: Peter Pringle

Here is the modern Theremin made by Moog. BTW, It was Moog’s interest in the Theremin that motivated him to build electronic instruments.

Here is where you can buy your own Theremin

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