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James E. West (1931-Present) What He Invented: The Electroacoustic Transducer Electret Microphone. Why It’s Important: Without James West, rappers wouldn’t be able to rock the mic. West, along with Gerhard M. Sessler, helped develop the electroacoustic transducer electret microphone, for which they received a patent in 1962. Their invention was acoustically accurate, lightweight and cost effective. Ninety percent of microphones in use today — including those in telephones, tape recorders and cam
NASA names D.C. headquarters for 'Hidden Figure' Mary W. Jackson, agency's first Black woman engineer
NASA names D.C. headquarters for 'Hidden Figure' Mary W. Jackson, first Black woman engineer at agency
The Complete List of Genius Black American Inventors, Scientists and Engineers - Part One