Friday, October 30, 2020

James Edward Maceo West --- Invented the foil electret microphone in 1962

 James Edward West Created the Affordable Low Power Electric Microphone |  Urban Intellectuals

 

James Edward Maceo West

 born February 10, 1931

 

Supporting minorities in the sciences

In addition to his many contributions to acoustical science, throughout his career West has been a fervent advocate for greater diversity in the fields of science and technology.[10]

 

  While at Bell Laboratories, West co-founded the Association of Black Laboratory Employees (ABLE), an organization formed to "address placement and promotional concerns of Black Bell Laboratories employees." [11] 

 

 He was also instrumental in the creation and development of both the Corporate Research Fellowship Program (CRFP) for graduate students pursuing terminal degrees in the sciences, as well as the Summer Research Program, which together provided opportunities for over 500 non-white graduate students. 

 

 Since 2015, Dr. West has served on the Board of Directors of the Ingenuity Project, a Baltimore non-profit that supports talented middle and high school students in science and math.

 

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