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

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 ...

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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Tom Lehrer, 1957. By then, a saint on college campuses Given last week’s news of the death at the ...