The search engine giant Google has come out with another captivating doodle on its home page today. The doodle is designed to celebrate Robert Arthur "Bob" Moog's 78th birthday, an American music enthusiastic and founder of Moog Music.
The interactive doodle pays tribute to the pioneer of electronic music, widely known for his invention of Moog synthesizer. Visitors to the Google homepage can play the virtual synthesizer by simply moving the cursor on the keys. Not just this, they can create their own music, as Google allows visitors to record, play back and even share their composition on the social networking site Google+ by simply clicking on the g+ button. There's also a virtual synthesizer that visitors can use for adjusting volume and other controls like mixer, oscillator and filter.
His invention 'Moog synthesizer' is regarded as a milestone in the development of electronic musical instruments. The innovation inspired many and lay the foundation of for the making of several synthesizers in the following years.Moog earned his bachelor's degree in Physics from from Queens College, New York (1957) and also did PhD in engineering physics from Cornell University.
For his exceptional work he was conferred with several awards including an honorary doctorate. In 1970, he received the Grammy Trustees Award.In 2005, he was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor and eventually died at the age of 71 in Asheville, North Carolina.
Source:TOI.IT
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