Bionic ear invented in Melb The bionic ear was invented in Melbourne by a team at Melbourne University led by Professor Graeme Clark

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Bionic ear invented in Melbourne

The bionic ear was invented in Melbourne by a team at Melbourne University led by Professor Graeme Clark in 1978.

Research for the invention was funded by the Victorian public through a series of 'telethons' on the then TV Channel 0. Because scientists didn't believe the bionic ear was possible, research funds couldn't be obtained from government granting bodies