Father of fibre optics Narinder Singh Kapany passes away at 94

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Father of fibre optics Narinder Singh Kapany passes away at 94

Published : Dec 4, 2020, 2:10 pm IST
Updated : Dec 4, 2020, 2:10 pm IST

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Narinder Singh Kapany

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Narinder Singh Kapany, also known as the father of fibre optics, passed away on December 4 at the age of 94.

Narinder Singh Kapany, also known as the father of fibre optics, passed away on December 4 at the age of 94. The India-born American physicist was named as one of the seven "Unsung Heroes" by Fortune in their 'Businessmen of the Century' issue of November 22, 1999.

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Kapany coined the term fibre optics in 1956. He had over 100 patents to his name for his research on fibre optic communications, lasers, bio-medical instrumentation, solar energy and pollution monitoring.

Born to a Sikh family in Moga, Punjab, Kapany studied at Agra University before going to Imperial College London to work on a PhD degree in optics.

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Kapany published over 100 scientific papers and four books on optoelectronics and entrepreneurship. He has lectured to various national and international scientific societies.

As a philanthropist, Kapany was the founding chairman of the Sikh Foundation and has been a major funder of its activities for over 50 years. He has also received many awards, including The Excellence 2000 Award from the USA Pan-Asian American Chamber of Commerce in 1998.

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