Narinder Singh Kapany
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 4 years ago |
Date of birth | October 31,1926 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Punjab |
India | |
Field | Physics |
Books | Fiber optics; principles and applications |
Optical waveguides | |
Satinder Kaur | |
Nationality | American |
Indian | |
Awards | Pravasi Bharatiya Samman |
Padma Vibhushan | |
Spouse | Satinder Kaur |
Known for | Pioneering work on fibre optics |
Died | California |
United States | |
Date of died | December 4,2020 |
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ID | 787392 |
Narinder Singh Kapany Life story
Narinder Singh Kapany was an Indian-American physicist best known for his work on fiber optics. He is credited with inventing fiber optics, and is considered the 'Father of Fiber Optics'. Fortune named him one of seven 'Unsung Heroes of the 20th century' for his Nobel Prize-deserving invention.