What medical invention of world importance was created at Melbourne University in 1974?

BRY2K

I seem to be off by one year, but in the category of significant medical "invention" in Melbourne in 1973 - the first In Vitro Fertilization pregnancy in the world was reported by team in Melbourne, Australia. Close but no cigar? http://www.ivfmeds.com/aboutivf/ Aug 24 08, 6:24 AM

looney_tunes

The first IVF pregnancy in 1973, which resulted in empbryo death, was achieved by a team of scientists from Monash University, in (actually, near) Melbourne. http://www.monashivf.com/default.asp?action=article&ID=21851 The Melbourne reference could be to the work of Graeme Clark in developing the cochlear implant during the 1970s, but 1975 was not of particular significance in that area of research. Aug 24 08, 6:46 AM

22crows

Graeme Clark's Cochlear Implant research was done at the University of Melbourne http://www.medoto.unimelb.edu.au/people/clarkg/gmcdiscoveries.htm The In Vitro Fertilization team was at Monash University. Aug 24 08, 6:59 AM

zbeckabee

Throughout the 1970s, University Of Melbourne researcher Graeme Clark, initially inspired to develop an artificial hearing device through his deaf father, developed implants which stimulated the cochlea at multiple points, and on the 1st of August, 1978, Melbourne resident Rod Saunders was implanted with the first Australian multi-channel cochlear implant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant#History Clark's research spanned many years, including 1974: After commencing research on electrical stimulation of the auditory pathways in 1967, Graeme Clark systematically initiated and led the fundamental research resulting in the multiple-channel cochlear implant. It is the first major advance in restoring speech perception in tens of thousands of severely-to-profoundly people worldwide, and has given spoken language to children born deaf or deafened early in life. It is thus the first clinically effective and safe interface between electronic technology and human consciousness. This is a short summary of the discoveries made by Professor Clark and his team that led to its safe and effective clinical application. http://www.medoto.unimelb.edu.au/people/clarkg/gmcdiscoveries.htm http://www.medoto.unimelb.edu.au/people/clarkg/ http://www.medoto.unimelb.edu.au/bei/AboutGraeme.html Aug 24 08, 7:52 AM