RIP: The man who bent light! Narinder Singh Kapany, inventor of fiber optics. Without it, the Internet and modern telecommunications would not be possible, nor the most advanced biomedical instrumentation, nor the efficient use of solar energy.
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He was a professor at @ucsantacruz news.ucsc.edu/2020/12/narind…
Dr Kapany’s research on fibre optic communications, lasers, bio-medical instrumentation, solar energy and pollution monitoring led him to gather more than 100 patents. In 1960, he founded Optics Technology Incorporation & again in1973, he founded Kaptron Inc.
He was Regents Professor at UC Berkeley and at UC Santa Cruz. At Stanford, was a Visiting Scholar in Physics Dept, Consulting Professor in the Dept of Electrical Eng. As an author & lecturer, Dr Kapany published 100 scientific papers & 4 books on opto-electronics, & entrepreneurs
Dr Kapany endowed a Chair of Opto-Electronics at UC, also a trustee of the Menlo School in Menlo Park, California. In 1967 he founded the Sikh Foundation, established Sikh Studies Chairs & Fellowships in leading universities and long-term and permanent Sikh Arts exhibits
Dr Narinder Singh Kapany is one of those few persons who can look beyond one’s self. In 1967 he founded the Sikh Foundation that established Sikh Studies Chairs & Fellowships in leading universities in North America and long-term and permanent Sikh Arts exhibits.
Man who bent the light: Here is a short video on Narinder Singh Kapany from @UniofOxford that explains his invention of fiber optics
Like most innovations in history, there are many individuals whose collective genius helps develop the product from concept to reality. Here is a thoughtful look at many who helped develop optic fiber technology
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