Moog died at his home in Asheville, North Carolina. He had been diagnosed with the condition glioblastoma multiforme in April of this year, and had undergone radiation treatments and chemotherapy.

Although he also developed the theramin, Moog's greatest contribution to music was the invention of the Moog Modular Synthesiser, which first went on sale in 1964. It was not until 1968, however, with the release of Wendy Carlos' Switched-On Bach album which made heavy use of the Moog Synthesiser that ...