August 23, 2005
Robert Moog Dies of Inoperable Brain Tumor
Robert Moog, the creator of the electronic music synthesizer that bears his name and that became ubiquitous among experimental composers as well as rock musicians in the 1960's and 70's, died on Sunday at his home in Asheville, N.C. He was 71.
The cause was an inoperable brain tumor, discovered in April, his daughter Michelle Moog-Koussa said. (New York Times)