Friday, October 30, 2020

James Edward Maceo West -----holds over 250 foreign and U.S. patents for the production and design of microphones

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James Edward Maceo West

 born February 10, 1931

 

 Develops Electret Microphone

In 1960, while at Bell, West teamed up with fellow scientist Gerhard M. Sessler to develop an inexpensive, highly sensitive, compact microphone.

 

 In 1962, they finished development on the product, which relied on their invention of electret transducers.

 

 By 1968, the electret microphone was in mass production. West's and Sessler's invention became the industry standard, and today, 90 percent of all contemporary microphones—including the ones found in telephones, tape recorders, camcorders, baby monitors and hearing aids—use their technology.

 

 

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