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Don Buchla

1937-04-18 – 2016-09-14

Portrait of Don Buchla
If that pose doesn't just SCREAM "wily", I don't know what would.Credit: Brandon Daniel from Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Life & Legacy

Donald Buchla (April 17, 1937 – September 14, 2016) was an American instrument designer and engineer. He was co-inventor of the voltage controlled modular synthesizer along with Robert Moog, the two working independently in the early 1960s.

Occupation & Career

inventor, businessperson

Education

Berklee College of Music

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Guggenheim Fellowship

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship

Education & Institutions

Berklee College of Music

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q1238976 — wikidata View source

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