Re:Charles Kao, Nobel laureate who revolutionized fiber opti...
by j45 on Friday September 28, 2018 @02:11AM
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The backstory of Fiber optics Between 1950-1970 is fascinating and worth a read for anyone into seeing what innovation decades ahead of use looks like.
Mr. Kao contributed some amazing advances in a field kickstarted by perhaps even madder scientists before him.
The story of the foundational work in Fiber Optics by the group a decade earlier (Bram Van Heel, Harold Hopkins, Narinder Singh Kapany, etc) is worth learning about at a time of reflection to appreciate Mr. Kao's contributions. Some are still alive today.
Science, and the Nobel folks are also revealing in how those who who laid a foundation for Fibre Optics almost a decade earlier don't seem as well known.
It reminds me of how our society has benefitted greatly because of less known individuals due to recognition (until recently) like Nikola Tesla.
Mr. Kao contributed some amazing advances in a field kickstarted by perhaps even madder scientists before him.
The story of the foundational work in Fiber Optics by the group a decade earlier (Bram Van Heel, Harold Hopkins, Narinder Singh Kapany, etc) is worth learning about at a time of reflection to appreciate Mr. Kao's contributions. Some are still alive today.
Science, and the Nobel folks are also revealing in how those who who laid a foundation for Fibre Optics almost a decade earlier don't seem as well known.
It reminds me of how our society has benefitted greatly because of less known individuals due to recognition (until recently) like Nikola Tesla.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber