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, ...

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 ...

The renowned satirical songwriter and math prodigy, Tom Lehrer, died at the age of 97. He was found dead at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Saturday, Longtime friend David Herder confirmed.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...