A microphone, colloquially called a mic or mike, is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1856, Italian inventor Antonio Meucci developed a dynamic microphone based on the generation of electric current by moving a coil of wire to various depths in a magnetic field. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Microphones are core acoustical transducers
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Antonio Meucci, Engineers Why this is disputed. Developed an early dynamic microphone in 1856, based on moving a coil of wire in a magnetic field; a distinct design from the liquid transmitter later credited to Bell and Gray in 1876.
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A microphone, colloquially called a mic or mike, is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal.
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In 1856, Italian inventor Antonio Meucci developed a dynamic microphone based on the generation of electric current by moving a coil of wire to various depths in a magnetic field.
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In 1856, Italian inventor Antonio Meucci developed a dynamic microphone based on the generation of electric current by moving a coil of wire to various depths in a magnetic field.
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