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BBC Witness interviews Professor Graeme Clark about the first cochlear implants.
In August 1978 an Australian doctor successfully fitted a multi-channel cochlear implant to a patient.
BBC Witness interviews Professor Graeme Clark about the first cochlear implants.
In August 1978 an Australian doctor successfully fitted a multi-channel cochlear implant to a patient. It was a breakthrough moment for deaf people around the world. The doctor, Professor Graeme Clark, had a deaf father, and dedicated his professional life to helping people hear again.
