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David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (died 1900)
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David Edward Hughes
British-American inventor and music professor (1830–1900)
David Edward Hughes, was a British-American inventor, practical experimenter, and professor of music known for his work on the printing telegraph and the microphone. He is generally considered to have been born in London but his family moved around that time so he may have been…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Microphone
Device that converts sound into an electrical signal
A microphone, colloquially called a mic, or mike, is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications such as telephones, hearing aids, public address systems for concert halls and public events, motion picture production,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)