Tom Lehrer, the mathematician and song satirist who had a massive musical influence in the 1950s and 1960s, has died. He was 97. Lehrer passed away Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, ...

Recently I noted and lamented the passing of a funny math guy — my kind of person and idol. You may never have heard of him or understood him if you knew his work. His humor weapon of choice was ...

Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, ...

Tom Lehrer, the mathematician and satirist known for his witty songs that shaped music and culture in the 1950s and 1960s, has died. Lehrer passed away on Saturday at his home in Cambridge, ...

Tom Lehrer was a famous American musician, songwriter, and math professor known for his funny and clever songs. He used humour to talk about serious topics like politics, religion, and education. He ...

This is FRESH AIR. Tom Lehrer, the composer and occasional performer of such satirical, often topical songs like "Pollution" and "Vatican Rag," died last week at the age of 97. Our TV critic David ...

Tom Lehrer, a mathematician by trade whose snarky, sardonic lyrics made him a famous satirist during the 1950s and ‘60s, died on July 26. He was 97. Lehrer died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts ...

LOS ANGELES — Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard ...