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Bill Gibson : pioneering bionic ear surgeon / Tina K. Allen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allen, Tina K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gibson, Bill.
- Otolaryngologists--Australia--Biography.
- Otolaryngologists.
- Surgeons--Australia--Biography.
- Surgeons.
- Cochlear implants--Australia.
- Cochlear implants.
- Ménière's disease--Australia.
- Ménière's disease.
- Australia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, New South Wales : NewSouth, 2017.
- Summary:
- 'Professor Bill Gibson is an outstandingman, a great humanitarian and deserving of this well-researched biography abouthis exceptional contribution to medicine.' - Professor Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Gibson Family Tree
- 1 Memories of a father at war
- 2 Bill's school days
- 3 A medical qualification
- 4 Fellow of the College of Surgeons
- 5 Taking a new direction
- 6 The London Triumvirate
- 7 A major decision
- 8 The new professor
- 9 Children making headlines
- 10 Storm clouds
- 11 Casting the net long and wide
- 12 A new centre and a new manager
- 13 The best use of the money
- 14 Dreams becoming a reality
- 15 Winds of change
- 16 Three score and ten
- Endnotes
- Select bibliography
- Glossary of terms
- Acknowledgments
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-271) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-74224-276-6
- OCLC:
- 987693996
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