Benjamin B. Bauer (originally Baumzweiger) (1913–1979) was a Russian Empire-born American acoustic engineer, who worked for the Shure microphone company and produced over 100 patents.
[1] His early work in acoustics lead to the development of modern sound technology via the Uniphase Electrical Principle [citation needed].
When he graduated in 1937, he joined the Shure company in Oak Park, IL, full-time as a transducer development engineer.
[3] The year 2013 marked the 75th anniversary of Bauer’s invention of the Uniphase principle while working for Shure Brothers Incorporated, a microphone manufacturer in Chicago.
[6] The Unidyne's instant and lasting success has been attributed by its manufacturer as stemming from the fact that, "It was the first high-quality unidirectional microphone that was affordable and reduced audio issues such as background noise, feedback and excessive reverberation.