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	Podcast:		Witness: Witness Archive 2015
	Episode:		First Cochlear Implant
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:09:01
	Publish Date:		2015-08-03 02:50:00
	Description:		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. Photo: the first patient, Rod Saunders (left) and Graeme Clark with the implant. Credit: The Bionic Institute.
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