CHARLES K. KAO

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 11/4/1933     Death: 9/23/2018

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

Sir Charles Kao Kuen was a Chinese physicist and Nobel laureate 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.

NOTABLE WORK

WHY THEY MATTER

Charles K. Kao was intellectually unique for his pioneering work in combining glass fibers with lasers to transmit digital data through fiber optics, which revolutionized telecommunications. His research laid the foundation for the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, showcasing his innovative thinking and foresight in shaping modern communication technologies.

FAMOUS QUOTE

If you really look at it, I was trying to sell a dream … There was very little I could put in concrete to tell these people it was really real.In an interview, April 9, 1995, about his efforts at persuading telecommunications companies to use optical fibers, as quoted byJeff Hecht (2004).City of light: the story of fiber optics. Oxford University Press. p. 117.ISBN 0195162552.

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