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Graeme Clark Biography: Inspiring Bionic Ear Pioneer

Introduction Graeme Clark is an Australian professor, ear surgeon, medical researcher and inventor. He is best known for leading the team that developed Australia’s successful multi-channel cochlear implant, commonly called the bionic ear. His work brought medicine, electronics, speech science and engineering together. It helped create a device that allows many people with severe or profound hearing loss to receive…