Graeme Clark's Father Was Deaf

Have you ever thought what it was like if you were deaf? Graeme Clark’s father was deaf. He wanted to create something that could fix not being able to hear. He created the Multiple- Channel Cochlear Implant known as the bionic ear. He has changed the world in a spectacular way. His childhood plays a big role in his invention. Also, he went though a lot of schooling to get to where he is today.
Clark’s childhood was very difficult because his father was deaf (Cochlear). Clark was born on August 16, 1935 in New South Wales. Clark died at the age of 78. He died in 2013. (Prezi). Clark went to the University of Sydney (Sydney.edu). Clark’s education background is, he graduated from medicine at the University of Sydney in 1958. He then became a Resident Medical Officer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. In 1960, he became a Lecturer in Anatomy in the Faculty of Medicine. He graduated to be Registered in Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology in 1961. He went to
He was given the Australian of the Year award in 2001. He got this award because he had been committed to a certain topic like disability. He also won the Lasker- DeBakey clinical medical research award in 2013. He got this award because he dedicated his life to medical research for life affecting illnesses such as cancer, blindness or deafness. (Prezi). The hearing aid has been made smaller. The new type is called EarGo. This hearing aid (cochlear implant) is not that expensive. You can bye them through your doctor. These cochlear implant you can barely see that someone is wearing them (Gizmodo). People who have used the EarGo say they can hear themselves chew. With any other hearing aid they have tried, they could not hear them self chew. People love this new form of cochlear implant because people do not see them. The cochlear implant just sits on the bottom of their ear (Gizmodo). Clark started this invention, and when he died other scientists look the thought and made it even