In its latest doodle, Google honors German physicist, composer, and electronic music pioneer Oskar Sala on his 112th birthday.

Sala was well-known for his sound compositions on the Trautonium, a precursor to the synthesizer. Sala studied piano and organ as a child and performed classical piano concerts as a teenager.

Who was Oskar Sala wife Kathe Sala?

Sala who passed away in 2002 at the age of 91 was married to Kathe Sala while he was still on this earth.

She was also deeply involved in the music composer’s work. Sadly she passed away in 1999 at a ripe old age.

Kathe Sala cause of death

All our extensive research points to the fact that Kathe died of natural causes.

Oskar Sala developed the Trautonium into the Mixtur-Trautonium in 1948 while studying at the Berlin Conservatory of Music and Composition with Paul Hindemith and Dr. Friedrich Trautwein.

Sala’s invention, which is the symmetric counterpart to overtones, opened up the field of subharmonics, allowing for the evolution of a distinct tuning.

Sala composed music and created sound effects for television, radio, and film productions such as Rosemary and The Birds

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