2010 Franklin Institute Awards
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering
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Gerhard M. Sessler, Dr. rer. nat.
Darmstadt University of Technology 
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James E. West
Johns Hopkins University 
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Year: 2010
Subject: Electrical Engineering
Award: Benjamin Franklin Medal
Citation: For the invention and development of the first practical electret microphone, which can inexpensively be made small enough to fit into cellular phones, digital cameras, and other portable devices.