{"id":1664,"date":"2008-01-16T17:38:14","date_gmt":"2008-01-16T22:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2022-07-26T16:58:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T20:58:35","slug":"kudos-west-garners-national-medal-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/2008\/01\/kudos-west-garners-national-medal-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Kudos: West Garners National Medal of Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/James-West.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1665\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/James-West.jpg\" alt=\"James West\" width=\"189\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a>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 total number of microphones in use today.<\/p>\n<p>West, who joined the Whiting School\u2019s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty in 2001 after a 40-year career at Bell Laboratories and Lucent Technologies, was honored this past July with the 2006 National Medal of Technology for his achievements in the field of sound recording and voice communication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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