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Sir Charles Kuen Kao (November 4, 1933 – September 23, 2018) was a Hong Kong electrical engineer 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.
Hong Kong's first Nobel laureate is Professor Charles K. Kao.
In 2009, Kao was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics "for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibres for optical communication." The following year, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II "for services to fibre-optic communications."
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Sir Charles Kao in UK
Sir Charles Kao, known as the "Godfather of Broadband," lived in London for over a decade. He earned his electrical engineering degree from Woolwich Polytechnic (now the University of Greenwich) in 1957. He then received his PhD in 1965 from University College London (UCL).
Professor Sir Charles Kao at UCL
Professor Sir Charles Kao Kuen and his wife Lady Gwen Kao, UCL alumnus and engineer Professor Cyril Hilsum, and former UCL Provost Sir Malcolm Grant at the Royal Academy of Engineering celebration of Kao’s Nobel Prize and the 50th anniversary of the first working laser.
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