Scientists Mourn Tom Lehrer — Nerdiest of Singer-Songwriters

Tom Lehrer and Mort Mintz, RIP

Today on T Both challenged American smugness, one with satire and the other with great journalism.

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

Tom Lehrer, a Harvard University-trained mathematician whose wickedly iconoclastic songs made him a favorite satirist in the 1950s and ’60s on college campuses and in all the Greenwich Villages of the country, died Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.…

A voice for his generation, Tom Lehrer found laughter even in the most sensitive aspects of Jewish life and history

Lehrer, the gifted Jewishhumorist and tunesmith who famously left show biz for education, has died at the age of 97.

Tom Lehrer, mathematician, songwriter and satirist, dies at 97

Lehrer’s sharp, pithy songs satirised contemporary culture and gripped audiences around the world, but he never wavered from his love for mathematics

Scientists mourn Tom Lehrer — nerdiest of singer-songwriters

The mathematician's memorable satires were beloved by generations of researchers. The mathematician's memorable satires were beloved by generations of researchers.

Tom Lehrer, American Cassandra

It’s easy to be a doomsayer when the walls of civilization start crumbling, but issuing dire warnings before anyone has even noticed cracks forming is a much more difficult trick, one that takes foresight and confidence. Sounding the alarm bells via sophisticated rhymes set to unforgettable melodies? Endowing the resulting music with unmatched wit? Well, that took comedian Tom Lehrer, who died on July 26 at 97 years old. “Always predict the wors…