Leon Theremin
Engineer

Leon Theremin Net Worth

Leon Theremin was a Russian engineer born on August 15, 1896. He is best known for inventing the theremin, an electronic musical instrument. He had a successful career in engineering and was highly respected in the field. His net worth, biography, age, height, family, and career updates are all available online.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day August 15, 1896
Birth Place Russia
Age 97 YEARS OLD
Died On Nov 3, 1993 (age 97)
Birth Sign Leo

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Russian electrical engineer who invented the Theremin, one of first electronic musical instruments. He also invented several espionage devices for the Soviet Union including "The Thing," one of the first cover listening devices which became known as "bugs".

Growing up he played the cello and enjoyed studying electronics.

He conducted the first-ever electronic orchestra, which featured the theremin and other electronic instruments including a "fingerboard" theremin.

His family was of French and German descent.

His Theremin was used in the soundtrack to the 1951 classic The Day the Earth Stood Still, which starred Patricia Neal.

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