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Phrase Microphone
First time phrase, "microphone" is used by Sir Charles Wheatstone -
Emile Berliner invents microphone
Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter -
Carbon Microphone
In 1878, the carbon microphone was invented by David Edward Hughes -
Radio Microphones
With the invention of the radio, new broadcasting microphones were created. The ribbon microphone was invented in 1942 for radio broadcasting. -
Electret
In 1964, Bell Laboratories researchers James West and Gerhard Sessler received patent no. 3,118,022 for the electroacoustic transducer, an electret microphone. -
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New Microphones
During the 1970's, dynamic and condenser mics were developed, allowing for a lower sound level sensitivity and a clearer sound recording.