After a Century, the Theremin Still Pops Up in Pop Music

In 1949, a teenager named Robert Moog was leafing through the pages of Electronics World magazine when he came across the schematic for a musical instrument called the theremin. Instantly recognizable for its ethereal, mournful voice, the theremin features two antennas that generate electromagnetic fields. Placed between the aerials, human hands act as capacitors and…Read More