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December 22, 2006

Rock Stars (And Proteins, Too)

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How two groups of scientists coax music from nature

"From Led Zeppelin to Wolf Parade, rock music owes a debt to science—and to the scientists whose fascination with sound art spurred them to create new noises. A Russian physicist named Leon Theremin developed the world's first electronic musical instrument: a box with antennae (appropriately called a "theremin") that used electric circuits to create a range of otherworldly sounds. Four decades later, in 1964, an engineering physics Ph.D. named Robert Moog invented the synthesizer that bears his name. Now, a new generation of scientists and musicians continue to push the frontiers of musical possibility.

Since 2003, Hungarian astrophysicist Zoltán Kolláth and composer Jenő Keuler have been working on what they call the "Stellar Music Project," using pulse patterns generated by stars to compose musical pieces..." Continue reading Rock Stars (And Proteins, Too) by Lydia Fong, Seed.

Posted by jo at December 22, 2006 07:07 PM

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