![]() ![]() ![]() World War One saw him enter military engineering school for radio operations. As a young student, Theremin was an aspiring physicist. ![]() Theremin, the instrument, uses the player’s hand proximity to a pair of antennas to generate electronic sound. Theremin, the man, was a scientist by training. The creation of Léon Theremin’s bug can be attributed to the success of his instrument. In the spy business though, he is known as the creator of one of the most successful clandestine listening devices ever used against the American government. You know Theremin for the musical instrument which bears his name. The man in this semi-fictional vignette was Lev Sergeyevich Termen, better known in the western world as Léon Theremin. To fail meant a return to the road work detail, quite possibly a death sentence. One false move, and the device would be ruined. The diaphragm had to be strong enough to support itself, yet flexible enough to be affected by the slightest sound. This was the hardest part, placing a thin silver plated diaphragm over the internal chamber. The man leaned over his creation, carefully assembling the tiny pieces. ![]()
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