Sounds from Silence: Graeme Clark and the Bionic Ear Story (Paperback)

by Graeme M. Clark (Author)

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As a child with a deaf father, Graeme Clark dreamed that one day he would find a way to help deaf people hear. Here he tells his story of his vision of creating a bionic ear, including the lack of funding for such a radical idea and opposition from the deaf community, who said it shouldn't be done. He reveals the human dramas, including the trials and struggles of the first human "guinea pigs" and details the experiences of children and adults hearing again, or hearing for the first time.

About the Author
Professor Graeme Clark is the founder and leader of the Cochelar implant Team at the University of Melbourne. The son of a profoundly deaf man, he has devoted his professional life to helping people to hear. Clark and his Bionic Ear Institute are now acknowledged as the world leaders in this area of research and development. For his work Graeme Clark has been chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the South Pacific in the 20th century. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1983 and has received many honours from the international and Australian scientific and medical communities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin (February 13, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 186508302X
• ISBN-13: 978-1865083025
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,111,812 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most amazing stories in the history of medicine, July 23, 2007

By	Aquatic Ape (Paris (TX)) - See all my reviews

When people look back at the creation of the "bionic ear" in 100 years they will be amazed that the man who created it, Graeme Clark, remained virtually unknown during his lifetime. Dr. Clark should go down in history as one of the most brilliant and determined scientists of all time. This book is very simply and modestly stated, it is his own story, but the results of his work are quite simply miracles. The testimonial letters he reprints at the end of the book moved me to tears. "Sounds from Silence" is an insight into the motivations of a single-minded and dedicated scientist to restore the hearing of deaf children across the world. Beyond the medical miracles made possible by his invention, we have in the cochlear implant the beginnings of the fusion between humans and machines, and who knows where that will lead us. Just brilliant.