Thursday, May 19, 2005
4:00 PM -
5:00 PM
East Bridge 201 (Richard P. Feynman Lecture Hall)
Physics Research Conference
Series: Physics Research Conference
Bringing Hearing to the Deaf—Cochlear Implants: A Technical and Personal Account
Ian Shipsey,
Professor of Physics,
Purdue University,
Speaker's Bio:
Ian Shipsey is particle physicist, and a Professor of Physics at Purdue University. He has been profoundly deaf since 1989 and recently heard the voice of his 12 year old daughter for the first time, and his wife's voice for the first time in thirteen years thanks to a cochlear implant.
Ian Shipsey is particle physicist, and a Professor of Physics at Purdue University. He has been profoundly deaf since 1989 and recently heard the voice of his 12 year old daughter for the first time, and his wife's voice for the first time in thirteen years thanks to a cochlear implant.
"Bringing Hearing to the Deaf—Cochlear Implants: A Technical and Personal Account," Ian Shipsey, professor of physics, Purdue University. Refreshments, 114 E. Bridge, 3:45 p.m.
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