The Moog synthesizer bent the course of music forever emRolling Stone emdeclared. pBob Moog, the man who did that bending, was a lovable geek with Einstein hair and pocket protectors. He walked into history in 1964 when his homemade contraption unexpectedly became a sensation---suddenly everyone wanted a emMoogem. The Beatles, The Doors, The Byrds, and Stevie Wonder discovered hisbrsynthesizer, and it came to be featured in seminal film scores including emApocalypse Nowem and emA Clockwork Orangeem. The Moog's game-changing sounds saturated 60's counterculture and burst into the disco party in the 70's to set off the electronic dance music movement. Bob had singlehandedly founded thebrsynth industry and become a star in the process. pBut he was also going broke. Imitators copied his technology, the musicians' union accused him of replacing live players, and Japanese competitors started overtaking his work. He struggled to hang on to his inventions, his business, and his very name. Bob'