James Edward Maceo West

James E. West
Born	(1931-02-10) 10 February 1931 (age 94) Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia
Citizenship	American
Awards	ASA Gold Medal (2006), National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Scientific career
Fields	physics
Institutions	Bell Labs Johns Hopkins University

James Edward Maceo West is an African-American inventor and professor who developed a microphone component that is used in ninety percent of the microphones used today.