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James Edward Maceo West (born February 10, 1931) is an American inventor and acoustician. He holds over 250 foreign and U.S. patents for the production and design of microphones and techniques for creating polymer foil electrets.
Apr 2, 2014 · James West is a U.S. inventor and professor who, in 1962, developed the electret transducer technology later used in 90 percent of contemporary microphones.
Aug 15, 2023 · National Inventors Hall of Fame ® Inductee James West has transformed the world of sound. West and fellow Inductee Gerhard Sessler invented the electret microphone, introducing technology that is now found in 90% of the 2 billion microphones manufactured each year.
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James West is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and mechanical engineering. He is known worldwide as the co-inventor of the foil electret microphone.
Apr 9, 2019 · James Edward West was a Bell Laboratories Fellow who patented the electret microphone. The technology is used in 90 percent all microphones built today.
May 8, 2016 · Johns Hopkins University. If you’ve ever used a cellphone, hearing aid, or baby monitor, listened to live or recorded music, or recorded anything yourself, you’re indebted to James West. West is...
Discover the story of James West, who co-invented the electret microphone, used in products ranging from recording equipment to phones and hearing aids.
Jan 24, 2018 · James West is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Johns Hopkins University. West and his research partner, Gerhard Sessler, invented the microphone in the 1962...
Feb 27, 2019 · Interview with James Edward Maceo West, African American inventor, acoustician, and research professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins ...
Gerhard Sessler and James West invented the most ubiquitous microphone in use today—the small, affordable, and high-performance foil electret microphone, which now serves as the basis of 90% of the more than 2 billion microphones produced annually.
