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Dr. Robert Moog, musical pioneer and inventor of the Moog synthesizer, died Sunday from a recently diagnosed brain tumor.

A note on his family's personal website reads: "On Aug 21, 2005 Bob Moog passed away. He was a gentle and humble man with a wonderful sense of humor and a brilliance that inspired millions around the world."

Moog was the recipient of a Grammy Trustees Award for lifetime achievement in 1970.

I love vintage keyboards and the Moogs were a biggie.

More on this as it comes out.

MORE: Remember, his last name rhymes with "vogue" or "rogue," hipsters. Come correct.

STILL MORE: The NYT obit is excellent. And then there's this tidbit:

Mr. Moog was born in New York City on May 23, 1934, and although he studied the piano while he was growing up in Flushing, Queens, his real interest was physics. He attended the Bronx High School of Science, and earned undergraduate degrees in physics from Queens College and electrical engineering from Columbia University.

Bronx Science! I taught there, yo.