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Radio & Television
January 1954
The Theremin By Robert Moog 
Shortly after vacuum-tube radios were first put into production, experimenters began to look for other vacuum-tube circuits. One of any developments was a unique musical instrument, played by the free movement of the performer's hands in the space surrounding the instrument. This device, named the "Theremin" after its inventor, Leon Theramine, attracted widespread attention. Today Theremin music is still quite popular, despite the fact that no new instruments have been built commercially for about twenty-five years.
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