Robert Arthur Moog was an American engineer and electronic music pioneer. He was the founder of the synthesizer manufacturer Moog Music and the inventor of the first commercial synthesizer, the Moog synthesizer, which debuted in 1964. In 1970, Moog released a more portable model, the Minimoog, described as the most famous and influential synthesizer in history. Among Moog's honors are a Technical Grammy Award, received in 2002, and an induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. #moog #el

Remembering the inventor of the first commercial synthesizer Robert Moog, born on this day in 1934 in New York City. Here he is demonstrating a Minimoog on the BBC television series Micro Live in 1985. | Dust-to-Digital