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Robert Moog

1934 - 2005

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Robert Arthur Moog ( MOHG; May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Moog is the 154th most popular inventor (down from 134th in 2019), the 2,473rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,751st in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Inventor.

Robert Moog is most famous for inventing the Moog synthesizer.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Robert Moog ranks 154 out of 426. Before him are Richard Jordan Gatling, Robert Cailliau, Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, Henri Giffard, Mary Anderson, and Peter Henlein. After him are Friedrich Zander, Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Joseph Monier, Paul Baran, Christopher Latham Sholes, and Edwin Howard Armstrong.

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Among people born in 1934, Robert Moog ranks 117. Before him are Miguel de la Madrid, Khun Sa, John Brunner, Dionigi Tettamanzi, Tony Hoare, and James Sikking. After him are Julius Darmaatmadja, Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, Nicéphore Soglo, Jean Chrétien, Werner Leimgruber, and Ken Rosewall. Among people deceased in 2005, Robert Moog ranks 74. Before him are Maurice Trintignant, John Garang, Hunter S. Thompson, Narriman Sadek, Augusto Roa Bastos, and Cicely Saunders. After him are Dana Elcar, Julio César Turbay Ayala, Will Eisner, Álvaro Cunhal, Yao Wenyuan, and Shirley Chisholm.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Moog ranks 2,473 out of 20,380. Before him are James Sikking (1934), Bobby Joe Long (1953), Tom Wolf (1948), Henry Bergman (1868), Ma Barker (1873), and Michael Cunningham (1952). After him are Edward Albee (1928), William Wirt (1772), Beau Bridges (1941), Eddie Constantine (1913), Arthur Danto (1924), and James Brendan Connolly (1868).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Robert Moog ranks 44. Before him are Percy Spencer (1894), Elisha Gray (1835), Elias Howe (1819), Peter Cooper (1791), Richard Jordan Gatling (1818), and Mary Anderson (1862). After him are Christopher Latham Sholes (1819), Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890), Elizabeth Holmes (1984), Alfred Vail (1807), Robert Metcalfe (1946), and Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903).

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