Now Hear This: Cochlear Implant Inventor Wins Lasker Prize
Posted on October 25th, 2013 by Mary Lord
Imagine life without sound. That’s the reality for hundreds of thousands of deaf individuals. Thanks to a device called the cochlear implant – the first medical apparatus to restore a human sense – many now can hear. Its three inventors won the 2013 Lasker Prize for their work.
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Tags: adaptive technology, assistive technologies, Biomedical Engineering, cochelear implants, deaf, disabilities, Electrical Engineering, hearing, Ingeborg Hochmair, Lasker Prize
