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| West, James James West
Microphone
- James West is one of the most famous African American
inventors alive today but once upon a time, he was a kid,
just like you.
- "If I had a
screwdriver and a pair of pliers, anything that could be
opened was in danger, I
had this need to know what was inside." he once
said about the boundless curiosity of his youth.
- He invented the most commonly used microphone on earth!
In 1962, Mr. West invented a new kind of microphone.
- Most modern microphones come from West's microphones.
Without them, we wouldn't have items like telephones,
camcorders, and tape recorders.
- In fact, he holds 47 U.S. Patents and more than 200
international patents for his work.
- Want to learn more? Read
a
special interview with James West in our Teacher's
Section!
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