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  2. Charles K. Kao - Wikipedia

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    Sir Charles Kao Kuen (simplified Chinese: 高锟; traditional Chinese: 高錕; pinyin: Gāo Kūn) (November 4, 1933 – September 23, 2018) was a Chinese physicist and Nobel laureate who contributed to the development and use of fibre optics in telecommunications.

  3. Marconi Prize - Wikipedia

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    Past winners of the Marconi Prize include Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Brin for the development of web search company Google, Tim Berners-Lee for his leadership and innovations in the World Wide Web, Nobel Laureate Charles K. Kao for developing fiber-optic communications, and Martin Hellman and Whitfield Diffie for their work in security - the ...

  4. Standard Telecommunication Laboratories - Wikipedia

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    It is now recognised as the birthplace of optical fibre communications, for it is here that Sir Charles K. Kao, George Hockham and others pioneered the use of single-mode optical fibre made from low loss glass. In 2009 Charles Kao was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics, for pioneering optical fibre communication.

  5. 2009 Nobel Prizes - Wikipedia

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    Charles K. Kao (1933–2018) Chinese British "for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication" [4] Willard S. Boyle (1924–2011) Canadian "for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit—the CCD sensor" George E. Smith (b. 1930) American

  6. SPIE Gold Medal - Wikipedia

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    SPIE Gold Medal, or Gold Medal Award of SPIE, is the highest honor of SPIE ... 1992: Charles K. Kao; 1993: Alfred H. Sommer; 1994: Andrei L. Mikaelian

  7. List of Chinese Americans - Wikipedia

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    Charles K. Kao (高锟) – 2009 Nobel laureate in Physics who pioneered the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunications Xiaoxing Xi (郗小星) – Physicist at Temple University ] Economics, Finance, Statistics, OR

  8. Grand Bauhinia Medal - Wikipedia

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    The award was created in 1997 to replace the British honours system, ... Charles K. Kao: 2011 Leung Chun-ying: Allan Zeman: 2012 Geoffrey Ma: Stephen Lam: Wong Yan-lung:

  9. IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal - Wikipedia

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    The IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal is an award honoring "exceptional contributions to communications and networking sciences and engineering" in the field of telecommunications. [1] The medal is one of the highest honors awarded by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for achievements in telecommunication sciences and ...