American pioneer of electronic music, Robert ‘Bob’ Moog, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer is celebrated today by Google for what would of been his 78th birthday. He sadly passed away August 21, 2005.

As part of the ongoing festivities, pricing on Animoog for iPhone and iPod will be $.99, while Animoog for iPad will be $9.99 through to 29/05/2012.

“Bob Moog’s innovative electronic design is employed in numerous synthesizers including the Minimoog Model D, Minimoog Voyager, Little Phatty, Moog Taurus Bass Pedals, Moog Minitaur, the Animoog iOS app, and the Moogerfooger line of effects pedals.”

– Moog Music