Bob Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizers, passed away this weekend from an inoperable brain tumor. He was 71. The Moog synthesizer is the pioneering instrument of electronic music as it was the first of its kind to offer musicians to create an impressive range of sounds with unparalleled ease.http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/22/moog.obit.ap/index.html