Charles K. Kao

Background

A Chinese-born electrical engineer and physicist; Nobel laureate in Physics (2009), often called the 'father of fiber optics'.

Contribution

Showed in 1966 that glass fibers of sufficient purity could carry light over long distances, setting the target that made optical-fiber telecommunications possible.

Associated inventions

• Fiber-Optic Communications

Associated organizations

• Corning Incorporated

Sources & further reading

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• The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 — Charles K. Kao (fiber optics)The Nobel Prize · Professional body

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