Dr. James E. West, formerly of Bell Laboratories, now research professor at the Johns Hopkins University, interviewed on June 10th, 2009 for the occasion of the Juneteenth celebration by the Student Technology Services, celebrating contributions to science and technology by African American innovators. Dr. West, together with Gerhard Sesslar, invented the Electret Microphone, which is used in roughly 95% percent of microphone applications today.
In Part III, Dr. West discusses some more of his current projects, talks about adversity he's faced during his career, and shares an interesting story about his personal discovery of the usefulness of electrets.
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