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Charles K. Kao

Hong Kong-British-American physicist · United Kingdom · Scientists · Lived 1933 to 2018 · aged 84

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Sir Charles Kuen Kao was a Hong Kong electrical engineer who contributed to the development and use of fibre optics in telecommunications.

A life in dates

2018Died23 September 20182010Great Immigrants AwardAward2009Nobel Prize in PhysicsAward1999Charles Stark Draper PrizeAward1996Academician of the Chinese Academy of SciencesAwardJapan PrizeAward1992SPIE Gold MedalAward1989Faraday MedalAwardJames C. McGroddy Prize for New MaterialsAward1985IEEE Alexander Graham Bell MedalAwardMarconi PrizeAward1978IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial AwardAward1977Stuart Ballantine MedalAward1933Born4 November 1933

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A bundle of silica glass fibres for optical communication, which are the de facto worldwide standard. Kao also first publicly suggested that silica glass of high purity is an ideal material for long range optical communication.[35]A bundle of silica glass fibres for optical communication, which are the de facto worldwide standard. Kao also first publicly suggested that silica glass of high purity is an ideal material for long range optical communication.[35]The landmark auditorium in the Hong Kong Science Park was named after Kao on December 30, 2009.The landmark auditorium in the Hong Kong Science Park was named after Kao on December 30, 2009.

Awards

Great Immigrants Award2010
Nobel Prize in Physics2009
Charles Stark Draper Prize1999
Japan Prize1996
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences1996
SPIE Gold Medal1992
Faraday Medal1989
James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials1989
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal1985
Marconi Prize1985
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award1978
Stuart Ballantine Medal1977
C&C Prize
Prince Philip Medal
Asian of the Century
Grand Bauhinia Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
IEEE Fellow
Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology
Honorary Doctor of the University of Hong Kong
Honorary Doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

In their orbit

Father: Kao Chun-Hsiang

About this person

Sir Charles Kuen Kao was a Hong Kong electrical engineer who contributed to the development and use of fibre optics in telecommunications. In the 1960s, Kao created various methods to combine glass fibres with lasers in order to transmit digital data, which laid the groundwork for the evolution of the Internet and the eventual creation of the World Wide Web.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2018 · aged 84

In common with Charles

Edsger W. DijkstraBoth received C&C PrizeWilliam Bradford ShockleyBoth received IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial AwardZhores AlferovBoth received SPIE Gold MedalAlbert FertBoth received James C. McGroddy Prize for New MaterialsLeo EsakiBoth received IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial AwardGladys WestBoth received Prince Philip Medal

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