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10-12-2020 | 12:57 PM

Theremin turns 100 

• The musical instrument of Theremin will turn 100 years old in 2020. It revolutionised the music industry by being the precursor to a new synthesizer.

About Theremin:

• It's a musical instrument. It is known to be the world's first electronic instrument and turned 100 years old in 2020. It was designed by Leon Theremin.

• It produces sound by modulating electromagnetic waves, and this is achieved without the player needing to contact the instrument.

• It has a vertical antenna for tone modulation and a looped antenna for volume control.

Note:

• Leon Theremin is credited with a variety of discoveries from early drum machines to US airplanes.