02999nam 2200649 a 450 991046329470332120200520144314.01-283-59711-X97866139095650-643-09752-X(CKB)3360000000434915(EBL)988915(OCoLC)820816062(SSID)ssj0000810656(PQKBManifestationID)12381608(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000810656(PQKBWorkID)10833012(PQKB)11474808(MiAaPQ)EBC988915(Au-PeEL)EBL988915(CaPaEBR)ebr10620202(CaONFJC)MIL390956(EXLCZ)99336000000043491520121114d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe cochlear story[electronic resource] /Veronica Bondarew and Peter SeligmanCollingwood, Vic. CSIRO Pub.20121 online resource (249 p.)CSIRO Publishing bright ideasDescription based upon print version of record.0-643-09751-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Roberts9. 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; IndexDocuments the human story behind the development and success of the cochlear implant.Bright Ideas SeriesCochlear implantsAustraliaHearing aidsAustraliaBiotechnologyAustraliaElectronic books.Cochlear implantsHearing aidsBiotechnology617.88220592Bondarew Veronica997750Seligman Peter997751MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463294703321The cochlear story2288162UNINA