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  1. 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.

  2. Apr 9, 2019 · James West holds 47 U.S. patents and more than 200 foreign patents on microphones and techniques for making polymer foil electrets. He has authored more than 100 papers and has contributed to books on acoustics, solid-state physics, and material science.

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  3. 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.

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  4. Discover the story of James West, who co-invented the electret microphone, used in products ranging from recording equipment to phones and hearing aids.

  5. 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. This is a type of condenser microphone upon which 90 percent of all microphones used today are based (such as telephones, sound and music recording equipment, and hearing aids).

  6. Sep 28, 2022 · A Black man named James West holds 250 patents and helped invent the modern microphone. Alexander Graham Bell patented the first microphone in 1876, but West came up with a much ore practical version for today’s world. Here are 13 things to know about the West. 1.