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  2. Microphone - Wikipedia

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    Shure Brothers microphone, model 55S, multi-impedance "Small Unidyne" dynamic from 1951. A microphone, colloquially called a mic (/ m aɪ k /), [1] or mike, [a] is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal.

  3. Francis Blake (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    Francis Blake was born in Needham, Massachusetts on December 25, 1850, the son of Caroline Burling (Trumbull) and Francis Blake, Sr. [1]. In 1879, he invented a carbon microphone for use in the telephone, and patented [2] [3] [4] it shortly after Thomas Edison invented a similar microphone that also used carbon contacts.

  4. History of sound recording - Wikipedia

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    Ring-and-spring microphones, such as this Western Electric microphone, were common during the electrical age of sound recording c. 1925–45.. The second wave of sound recording history was ushered in by the introduction of Western Electric's integrated system of electrical microphones, electronic signal amplifiers and electromechanical recorders, which was adopted by major US record labels in ...

  5. Raymond A. Litke - Wikipedia

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    Raymond A. Litke (1920-1986) was an American electronic engineer, the inventor of a practical wireless microphone, and the first to patent the wireless microphone.He was born and raised on a farm near Alma, Kansas, but spent most of his adult life in San Jose, California.

  6. Sound recording and reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Between the invention of the phonograph in 1877 and the first commercial digital recordings in the early 1970s, arguably the most important milestone in the history of sound recording was the introduction of what was then called electrical recording, in which a microphone was used to convert the sound into an electrical signal that was ...

  7. David Edward Hughes - Wikipedia

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    David Edward Hughes (16 May 1830 – 22 January 1900), was a British-American inventor, practical experimenter, and professor of music known for his work on the printing telegraph and the microphone. [3]

  8. The role and history of the White House press secretary

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    On the White House historical association's website, Mccurry says he viewed the press secretary job's this way "I believe the press secretaryneeds to work for both the press and the president" by ...

  9. Carbon microphone - Wikipedia

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    The carbon microphone, by virtue of using a power supply, gives a power gain. This can readily be demonstrated by connecting a battery, microphone and earphone in series. If the microphone and earphone are brought in contact the system will oscillate. This is only possible if the power gain around the loop is greater than unity.