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UNINA9910788538403321 |
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Autore |
Bondarew Veronica |
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Titolo |
The cochlear story [[electronic resource] /] / Veronica Bondarew and Peter Seligman |
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Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub., 2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-643-10684-7 |
1-283-59711-X |
9786613909565 |
0-643-09752-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Collana |
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CSIRO Publishing bright ideas |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cochlear implants - Australia |
Hearing aids - Australia |
Biotechnology - Australia |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; 1. The beginning: a visionary entrepreneur, Paul Trainor; 2. Also in the beginning: a visionary scientist, Graeme Clark; 3. The champions in government: Ralph Tobias and Ian Macphee; 4. Engineers were vital: David Money and others; 5. A marketeer and a doctor provide evidence of demand: the market study; 6. A prototype became commercially possible: the tiger team; 7. Proof for the regulators: Mike Hirshorn and Dianne Mecklenburg; 8. A global market beckoned: Ron West, Monika Lehnhardt and Sue Roberts |
9. Without surgeons it was just clever engineering: Bill Gibson10. The entrepreneur bids adieu: Paul Trainor; 11. A global conglomerate rose and fell: Pacific Dunlop; 12. An Asian expansion became necessary: Japan; 13. A saving grace emerged: Catherine Livingstone; 14. Lives were changed: Li Cunxin and his daughter; 15. The future is promising: Chris Roberts; 16. Software and hardware: development of a clinical system; Photographs and illustrations; Appendix: Interviewees for The Cochlear Story; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Documents the human story behind the development and success of the cochlear implant. |
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