Microphone History Sources
Bert van Oortmarssen
collection of
European microphones
and
Non-European microphones.
"Dawn of Sound" exhibit by AT&T at San Jose Tech Museum July 7, 1997.
Erik's Classic Microphones
includes
History of the Microphone
Fagen, M.D., ed.
A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System: The Early Years (1875-1925).
New York: Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1975.
Olson, Harry F. "A History of High-Quality Studio Microphones,"
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
, Dec. 1976, pp. 798-807.
Olson, Harry F. "Microphones for Recording,"
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
, Oct./Nov. 1977, pp. 676-683.
Paquette, Bob. "Mikes of the Pre-War Era,"
Audio,
Dec. 1974, pp. 22-24.
Telegraph, Radio & Scientific Instruments Museum
from Tom Perera includes
Microphone History
Vintage Broadcast Microphones
from James U. Steele.
Webb, Jim.
Twelve Microphones That Changed History.
2002.
Microphones part 1 - The Carbon Era 1915-1925
Microphones part 2 - The Electrical Era 1925-1945
Microphones part 3 - The Modern Era 1945-present
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