we are not fully sure yet but in 1850 or the 1700's
Invent the microphone
microphone
He invented the electric microphone
James West and Gerhard Sessler invented the electric microphone.
because he invented a eltrict microphone
James E. West and Gerhard M. Sessler did together.
The inventor of the —foil electret microphone with Gerhard Sessler in 1964 in the Bell Lab.
The electret microphone was invented in the 1960s. It was developed by James West and Gerhard Sessler at Bell Labs in 1962. This innovative microphone uses an electret material to maintain a permanent electric charge, allowing for high sensitivity and compact design, which has made it widely used in various applications today.
Dr. James Edward Maceo West is an American acoustic scientist and inventor, best known for his co-invention of the electret microphone. He was born on February 10, 1931, in Farmville, Virginia. He has spent much of his career in research and development, particularly at Bell Labs, and he is currently a professor at Johns Hopkins University. West continues to be an influential figure in the fields of acoustics and engineering.
Yes, he was credited with being the co-inventor, along with his colleague Gerhard Sessler, of the foil electret microphone. Both men developed this invention in 1962, and to this day, the technology in this microphone is still in use. With a few exceptions (like Edison or Marconi), most inventors (whether black, as in West's case, or white like Sessler) have tended to be unknown to the general public, even though their inventions change people's lives. But West was definitely respected by his peers; proof of this is that he has received many prestigious engineering awards over the years, and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Colby James West was born in 1985.
James West Stack died in 1919.