Tom Lehrer was a mathematician and teacher who also wrote satirical songs during the Cold War. 'Who's Next?' mocked the spread of atomic bombs to more countries. His university teaching and musical performances overlapped, since he sometimes broke into a song during a lecture.
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Tom Lehrer joined Cold War satire to university teaching
Tom Lehrer was a mathematician and teacher whose satirical songs made Cold War nuclear anxiety memorable.