(Arthur) Edwin Stevens CBE (17 October 1905 – 29 January 1995) was a Welsh inventor who designed the world's first wearable electronic hearing aid.
He designed the world's first wearable electronic hearing aid: the microphone went on the lapel, the amplifier went in the jacket pocket and the earphone was small enough not to need a headband.
[1][2] Eventually, as technology improved, Stevens created a hearing aid that was small enough to fit completely in the outer ear.
He then donated further sums to enable student flats to be built by the college at a site in north Oxford, on the Woodstock Road.
In 1979, Stevens was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), "For charitable services, especially to Jesus College, University of Oxford.