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First Microphone Invented
The first microphone is invented by Johann Philipp Reis, and is called the "Reis Telephone" -
The Liquid Transmitter is Invented
Thomas Edison and Elisha Gray invent the "Liquid Transmitter" in the US -
The Carbon Microphone is Invented (US)
Thomas Edison and Emile Berliner invent the "Carbon Microphone," but Edison gets awarded the patent -
Moving Coil Microphone is Invented
Ernst Werner Von Siemens invents the "Moving Coil Microphone in Germany -
The Carbon button microphone is invented
Thomas Edison invents invents the carbon button microphone in the US -
The Condenser Microphone is invented
E.C Went invents the Condenser Microphone at Western Electric in the US -
The Piezoelectric Microphone is invented
Paul Langevin invents the Piezoelectric Microphone in France -
The Electret Microphone is invented
Yoguchi invents the Electret Microphone in Japan -
Marconi-Sykes (Moving-Coil) Magnetophone
Captain H.J Round invents the Marconi-Sykes Magnetophone in England -
The Ribbon Dynamic Microphone is invented
Walter H. Schottky and Dr. Erwin Gerlach invent the Ribbon Dynamic Microphone in Germany -
The Electrodynamic Moving-Coil Microphone is invented
E. C. Wente and A. L. Thuras invent the Electrodynamic Moving-Coil Microphone -
The Multi-Pattern Microphone is invented
Georg Neumann invents the Multi-Pattern Microphone in Germany -
The Wireless Microphone is invented
Raymond A. Litke invents Wireless Microphone -
The Top-Address Unidirectional Microphone is invented
Ernie Seeler invents the Top-Address Unidirectional Microphone at shure -
The Electret Condenser Microphone is invented
James E. West and Gerhard M. Sessler invent the Electret Condenser Microphone at Bell Labs -
The MEMS Microphone is invented
D. Hohm and Gerhard M. Sessler invent the MEMS Microphone -
The Digital Microphone is invented
Engineers at Georg Neumann GmbH invent the Digital Microphone
