{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"JHU Engineering Magazine","provider_url":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive","title":"Kudos: West Garners National Medal of Technology - JHU Engineering Magazine","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GJXOqetVG9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/2008\/01\/kudos-west-garners-national-medal-technology\/\">Kudos: West Garners National Medal of Technology<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/2008\/01\/kudos-west-garners-national-medal-technology\/embed\/#?secret=GJXOqetVG9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kudos: West Garners National Medal of Technology&#8221; &#8212; JHU Engineering Magazine\" data-secret=\"GJXOqetVG9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"In 1962, James West and Gerhard Sessler revolutionized the field of sound technology when they invented the electret microphone, found today in everything from cell phones to hearing aids, from children\u2019s toys to the devices astronauts use to communicate from outer space. More than 2 billion electret microphones are produced each year\u201495 percent of the...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/James-West.jpg"}