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James West

American inventor and acoustician · United States · Scientists · Born 1931 · age 95

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James Edward Maceo West 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.

A life in dates

2010Benjamin Franklin MedalAward2006National Medal of Technology and InnovationAward1999IRI Achievement AwardAwardNational Inventors Hall of FameAward1931Born10 February 1931

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First patent on foil electret microphone by G. M. Sessler and J. E. West (pages 1 to 3)First patent on foil electret microphone by G. M. Sessler and J. E. West (pages 1 to 3)

Awards

Benjamin Franklin Medal2010
National Medal of Technology and Innovation2006
National Inventors Hall of Fame1999
IRI Achievement Award1999
Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
ASA Gold Medal

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1931 · age 95

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