Feb. 28, 2024

This Day in Halloween: Musical instrument invented by Leon Theremin, the Theremin, is patented in the U.S. in 1928. / Illustration by Amanda White

The Theremin is patented in the U.S. in 1928. The musical instrument invented by Lev Sergeyevich Termen AKA Leon Theremin begins its unique path through musical history in horror or science fiction movie scores, avant-garde classical pieces and pop songs such as The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.”

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