He pioneered in the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunications and is known as the godfather of broadband, father of fiber optics or father of fiber optic communications. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Some sources show around 1964, for example, by 1964, a critical and theoretical specification was identified by dr. List of famous british engineers with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history. Timetoasts free timeline maker lets you create timelines online. Charles kao guest of honour at cuhk nobel exhibition.
Charles kao and fiber optics in telecommunications. Charles kao envisioned the voiceanddata transmission technology. 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. They had the idea that there would be much less light loss in glass fibers if they could remove any impurities, though it took years for the technology to. The chinese university of hong kong cuhk is honoured to welcome prof. Physicist, engineer, scientist, inventor, nevil shute. He took over the optical communication program of stl in december 1964, because his supervisor, karbowiak, left to take the chair in. Today more than 80 percent of the worlds longdistance voice and data traffic is carried over opticalfiber cables. Fifty years ago this month, a 32yearold chineseborn research engineer named charles kao published a milestone paper that set off the entire field of fiberoptic communications and eventually. Charles kao, willard boyle and george smith won the 2009 nobel physics prize tuesday for pioneering masters of light work on fibre optics and semiconductors, the nobel jury said. The driver dropped me off inside the school playground, telling me to wait and. Charles kuen kao is known as the father of fiber optic communications for his discovery in the 1960s of certain physical properties of glass, which laid the groundwork for highspeed data communication in the information age. Charles kao starts this interview by discussing the beginning of his interest in optical communications.
If you suffer from information overload and are looking for someone to blame, charles k. Kao, charles kuen article about kao, charles kuen by the. He talks about the creative process in making the breakthrough with fiber optics. Sir charles kao utc is a brand new centre for learning for 1419 year olds, based in harlow. The impact of it in hong kong was the theme of a public lecture by prof. Fiberoptic technologies a brief history of fiberoptic. A brief history of fiberoptic communicationsthis section discusses the history of fiber optics, from the optical semaphore telegraph to the invention of the first clad glass fiber invented by abraham van heel. Kao, the 2009 nobel prize laureate in physiology or medicine, at the nobel prize internet archive. Charles herrold did not claim to be the first to transmit the human voice, but he claimed to be the first to conduct broadcasting. Kao and explore their bibliography from s charles k. Kao to the campus today 5 february as guests of honour at the opening ceremony of the cuhk exhibition the lore of a laureate. A chineseborn electrical engineer and physicist, he holds a multiple citizenship of hong kong, the united kingdom and the united states. Charles kuen kao, george smith and willard boyle win nobel.
Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. Before kaos pioneering work, glass fibers were widely believed to be unsuitable as a conductor of information because of excessively high signal loss from light. Kao, working with george hockham at standard telecommunication laboratories in harlow, uk, makes a discovery that leads to a breakthrough in fiber optics. Kao biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. September 2018 in sha tin, hongkong weer en usamerikaanschbritisch physiker vun chineesch herkunft. Chinese refugee developed fiberoptic technology that made the.
Recently, the 2009 nobel prize in physics has been awarded to charles k. An internet telephony service provider itsp offers digital telecommunications services based on voice over internet protocol voip that are provisioned via the internet itsps provide services to endusers directly or as wholesale suppliers to other itsps. However, instead of applying for a patent, he shared the technology with the public to benefit the world. Charles kuen kao was chief executive officer itx services ltd. Hong kong mourns passing of nobel prize winner and father of fibre. He took over the optical communication program of stl in december 1964. Before kao s pioneering work, glass fibers were widely believed to be unsuitable as a conductor of information because of excessively high signal loss from light.
The honourable sir charles kuen kao, gbm, kbe, frs, freng 4 november 1933 23 september 2018 was a chineseborn hong kong, american and british electrical engineer and physicist he helped discover the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunications. In the 1960s, there were already glass fibers which could be used for transmitting light. English scientist tim bernerslee invented the world wide web in 1989. The world wide web, also known as the www and the web, is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by uniform resource locators urls, interlinked by hypertext links, and accessible via the internet. He was born in shanghai in 1933, left in electrical engineering from the university of london in 1957, and then worked as an engineer for standard telephones and cables stc and their research centre standard. Charles k kao, internationally recognized as the father of fibre optics communications. Charles kao engineering and technology history wiki.
The timeline of radio lists within the history of radio. By kaylorfanfiction ongoing updated may 27, 2016 embed story share via email read new reading list. Kao was an engineer and researcher at standard telecommunications laboratories ltd. The greatest advantage of sdr is it avoids the hardware and replaces with the software which provides great. Kao receivin an honorary degree frae princeton varsity in 2004. My research is partially supported by the nsf my papers can be found on my cv can be found here my office is eckhart 224. Sir charles kuen kao, gbm, kbe, frs, freng born 4 november 1933 is a chineseborn hong kong, american and british electrical. Sir charles kuen kao gbm kbe frs freng 4 november 1933 23 september 2018 was a. Kao held dual citizenship in great britain and the united states. This autobiographybiography was written at the time of the award and later. Kao the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. A software radio can be downloaded to smartphones and computers, instead of being integrated in the hardware.
Hockhams was investigating lightloss due to discontinuities and curvature of fibre. For his study on fibre optics application in communication, professor kao was awarded the nobel prize in physics in 2009. Father of fiber optics honored in hk science park ceremony. Itsps use a variety of signaling and multimedia protocols, including the session initiation protocol sip, the media gateway control. Charles kuen kao is known as the father of fiber optic communications for his discovery in the 1960s of certain physical properties of glass, which laid the. Charles kao and george hockham started the drive to implement fiberoptic technology by publishing their theories. Kao is credited as scientist, father of fiber optic communications, nobel laureate. Trace back the development timelines for the internet, modern telecommunications, video.
Jamila linea del tiempo timeline timetoast timelines. Students specialise in medical technology and smart environments and study a variety of subjects. Charles kuen kao,born november 4, 1933 is a pioneer in the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunications. Kaos major task was to investigate lightloss properties in materials of optic fibers, and determine whether they could be removed or not. My own interpretation of the realistic kaylor timeline, written to be as realistic and descriptive as possible. Sir charles kuen kao gbm kbe frs freng 4 november 1933 23 september 2018 was a physicist and electrical engineer who pioneered the development and use of fibre optics in telecommunications. In this article, i focus on the pioneering work of charles k. The charles k kao foundation for alzheimers disease, founded in 2010 by kao and his wife, gwen kao wong maywan, confirmed he died in. Charles kuen kao, george smith and willard boyle win nobel for physics this article is more than 10 years old briton shares the honour with americans for laying the foundations of modern. Charles and i are delighted to return to hong kong at the invitation of the chinese university of hong kong and the hksar government. In 1996, kao donated to yale university, and the charles kao fund research grants was established to support yales studies, research and creative projects in asia. Charles kao, in full charles kuen kao, pinyin gao kun, born november 4, 1933, shanghai, chinadied september 23, 2018, hong kong, physicist who was awarded the nobel prize for physics in 2009 for his discovery of how light can be transmitted through fibreoptic cables. A tribute to charles kao, former cuhk vicechancellor and nobel laureate.
This interview is part of the marconi foundation 30th anniversary commemoration. Professor department of mathematics the university of chicago. Below are chegg supported textbooks by charles k alexander. Media in category hong kong science park the following 68 files are in this category, out of 68 total. He wrote the first web browser in 1990 while employed at cern near geneva, switzerland. I put red phosphorus powder and mixed it with potassium chlorate. The event was organized by the school of science and technology as part of its tenth anniversary celebration programme. Alain werts france publishes a proposal similar to kaos in a french electronics journal, but his employer, csf, does not have the money to invest into researching his concepts.
He calculates how to transmit light over long distances via optical glass fibers, deciding that, with a fiber of purest glass, it would be possible to transmit light signals. Kao, charles kuen, 1933, britishamerican physicist, b. Kao was awarded the 2009 nobel prize in physics for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers. How charles kao beat bell labs to the fiberoptic revolution. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Hockham england publish a paper advocating the use of fiberoptic technology for communications. Sir charles kuen kao, gbm, kbe, frs, freng born 4 november 1933. Alain werts france publishes a proposal similar to kao s in a french electronics journal, but his employer, csf, does not have the money to invest into researching his concepts. Charles kao in 1942, with his younger brother and cousins in shanghai, china. An interview conducted by robert colburn, ieee history center.