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C. Kumar N. Patel

Indian electrical engineer · India · Scientists · Born 1938 · age 88

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Chandra Kumar Naranbhai Patel is an Indian-American electrical engineer. He is best known for developing the carbon dioxide laser in 1963, now widely used in industrial cutting and dermatology.

A life in dates

2012National Inventors Hall of FameAward1996National Medal of ScienceAward1989Frederic Ives MedalAwardIEEE Medal of HonorAward1988George E. Pake PrizeAward1982Charles Hard Townes AwardAward1976IEEE Lamme MedalAward1974Coblentz AwardAward1968Stuart Ballantine MedalAward1966Adolph Lomb MedalAward1938Born2 July 1938

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Awards

National Inventors Hall of Fame2012
National Medal of Science1996
Frederic Ives Medal1989
IEEE Medal of Honor1989
George E. Pake Prize1988
Charles Hard Townes Award1982
IEEE Lamme Medal1976
Coblentz Award1974
Stuart Ballantine Medal1968
Adolph Lomb Medal1966
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the Optical Society
IEEE Fellow

About this person

Country
India
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1938 · age 88

In common with C.

Charles Stark DraperBoth received IEEE Lamme MedalEli YablonovitchBoth received Adolph Lomb MedalXiaowei ZhuangBoth received Coblentz AwardUrsula KellerBoth received Charles Hard Townes AwardAmnon YarivBoth received Frederic Ives MedalRobert A. FroschBoth received George E. Pake Prize

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