Professor Clark’s bionic ear turns 30

(Friday 01 August 2008)

Professor Graeme Clark originator of the bionic ear, one of Australia's well-known inventions, will celebrate the implant's 30th anniversary today.

Professor Clark says he is proud the bionic ear is an Australian invention, from research right through to development.

"Well that's been the joy, really, that as a result of the development by Cochlear Limited here in Australia, 120,000 people worldwide now have hearing as a result, in some 80 countries," he said.

"There's still a need to achieve I guess my ultimate goal and that's near-normal hearing. It's wonderful for speech now for many, and children can have near normal speech and language, but they still don't get the same high-fidelity sound that normal-hearing people get."

(read the full story at http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/01/2320932.htm?section=australia)

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