Award
Stalin Prize
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Leon Theremin
1896-08-15 – 1993-11-03
Life & Legacy
Lev Sergeyevich Termen (28 August [O.S. 16 August] 1896 – 3 November 1993), better known as Leon Theremin, was a Russian inventor, most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments and the first to be mass-produced. He also worked on early television research. His secret listening device, "The Thing", hung for seven years in plain view in the United States ambassador's Moscow office and enabled Soviet agents to secretly eavesdrop on conversations.
Occupation & Career
inventor, physicist, musician, cellist
Education
The First Saint-Petersburg Gymnasium; Saint Petersburg Conservatory; Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University; Nikolay engineering school
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Stalin Prize; State Stalin Prize, 1st degree; theremin; The Thing; Rhythmicon
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Stalin Prize · State Stalin Prize, 1st degree
Employer
Ioffe Institute · Lomonosov Moscow State University · Moscow Conservatory · TsKB-29 NKVD
Notable Work
Rhythmicon · The Thing · theremin
Education & Institutions
Nikolay engineering school · Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University · Saint Petersburg Conservatory · The First Saint-Petersburg Gymnasium
Verified Legacy Record
Award
State Stalin Prize, 1st degree
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Family Child
Natasha Theremin
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Family Spouse
Lavinia Williams
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Notable Work
theremin
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Notable Work
The Thing
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Notable Work
Rhythmicon
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Sources & Provenance
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