Graeme Clark

The Man Who Invented the Bionic Ear

Mark Worthing

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English

Allen & Unwin
29 July 2015

Biography: science, technology & engineering; Audiology & otology; Biography - Australian

As a young man, Graeme Clark read about Louis Pasteur, Marie Curie and other great scientists, little knowing that one day he would join their ranks. After watching his father struggle with hearing problems, Graeme knew he wanted to find a solution to deafness.

Graeme became a surgeon, and his quiet persistence and methodical approach yielded results that fulfilled his childhood dream. Around the world, hundreds of thousands of people have now received the gift of hearing from the cochlear implant he developed. The first major medical 'bionic' implant technology, it has transformed the everyday lives of people who are profoundly deaf. Throughout his career, his belief that the impossible could be achieved, his strong family support and his Christian faith have sustained him through many obstacles, and helped him overcome resistance to his ideas from people who doubted them.

This new biography tells the inspiring story of Graeme's life, and the triumphs and the setbacks behind the invention of the bionic ear.

'I found Mark Worthing's story of Graeme Clark moving and inspiring. It captures the spirit of a truly amazing man who changed the life of our daughter and of many thousands of others in the world.' - Li Cunxin, author of Mao's Last Dancer

'An interesting and sometimes moving biography of a fascinating scientific pioneer who helped to bring hearing to the profoundly deaf.' - Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society and Nobel Laureate

By: Mark Worthing
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 361g
ISBN: 9781760113155
ISBN 10: 1760113158
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 29 July 2015
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Li Cunxin Introduction: An (extra)ordinary couple 1 Tears of joy 2 Childhood in Camden 3 'When I grow up, I'm going to fix ears' 4 Boarding school in Sydney 5 Brains, bones and exams 6 Student Christian Movement 7 Margaret 8 UK studies 9 Ship's surgeon and Cairo castaway 10 Resettling in Australia 11 Australia's youngest professor of medicine 12 Reginald Ansett and the Channel 10 telethons 13 Imagining the impossible 14 'That clown, Clark' 15 Assembling the team 16 The gold box 17 Life at Eltham and Kiama 18 Study leave in England 1975-76 19 A day at the beach 20 The race to code speech 21 1 August 1978: The birth of bionics 22 More surgeries and the first failures 23 The faith of a scientist 24 Federal funding at last 25 The bionic ear hits the market 26 Implants for children 27 Even children born deaf shall hear 28 The signing Deaf community 29 The Bionic Ear Institute and the future of bionics 30 Success and sadness at millennium's turn 31 'Retirement' Epilogue: 'Professor Clark, that kiss belongs to you!' Appendix 1: Recognitions and awards Appendix 2: Scientific innovations Appendix 3: Selected publications Acknowledgements Notes Index

Mark Worthing is an historian of science and a Senior Researcher at the Australian Lutheran College in Adelaide.

Reviews for Graeme Clark: The Man Who Invented the Bionic Ear

What Mark Worthing does is bring home the effect of the implants on people's lives The Saturday Age [A] Ringing tribute to dedication... Science historian Mark Worthing delves far back into Clark's childhood, exploring the factors that motivated this vision and the personal attributes that helped him achieve it. -- John Ross Weekend Australian An interesting and sometimes moving biography of a fascinating scientific pioneer who helped to bring hearing to the profoundly deaf. -- Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society and Nobel Laureate