James E. West

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Technology_and_Innovation
gptkbp:birthDate 1931-02-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Farmville,_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate still alive
gptkbp:education gptkb:New_York_University
gptkbp:field electrical engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James E. West
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/James_E._West.jpg/220px-James_E._West.jpg
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:African_American_inventors
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:inventor 1964
gptkbp:knownFor contributions to audio technology
co-inventing the electret microphone
advancements in microphone technology
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation engineer
gptkbp:patentCitation over 250 patents
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:spouse Martha_West
gptkbp:website https://www.jamesewest.com