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Narinder Singh Kapany (31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian-American physicist best known for his work on fiber optics. [2] [3] [4] Kapany is a pioneer in the field of fiber optics, known for coining and popularising the term.
Oct 30, 2018 · In the mid-fifties, Narinder Singh Kapany managed to transmit information through light. He invented fiber optics and revolutionized communications.
Jan 7, 2021 · Narinder Singh Kapany was born on Oct. 31, 1926, in Moga, a town in Punjab, in northwest India, and raised in Dehradun, about 200 miles to the east. His father, Sundar Singh Kapany,...
Oct 31, 2021 · A Popular Mechanics’ September 1955 article describes the ‘Fibrescope’, developed by “Dr HH Hopkins and a 27-year-old Punjabi, Dr Narinder Singh Kapany”.
Dec 4, 2020 · RENOWNED PHYSICIST, businessman and Sikh activist Narinder Singh Kapany passed away on Friday. He was 94.Born in Punjab’s Moga, Kapany, who had been living in the US, was called the ‘father of fiber optics’ and had more than 100 patents in his name.
Apr 21, 2021 · The Indian scientist and passionate entrepreneur responsible for pioneering work on optical fibres and biomedical optics has passed away aged 94.
Dec 11, 2021 · For someone who was hailed as one of the seven unsung heroes of the 20th century for his Nobel Prize-deserving invention in 1999 by Fortune magazine, Narinder Singh Kapany remains relatively...
Dec 5, 2020 · Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany (October 31, 1926 - December 4, 2020). Photo courtesy: Sikh Foundation. Roopinder Singh. Apioneering scientist, teacher, entrepreneur, businessman, patron of arts and...
Jun 5, 2023 · Narinder Singh Kapany passed away on December 4, 2020, and was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honour, in 2021. Although his name might not be as well-known as other technological pioneers, his revolutionary work continues to light our path, literally, in the Information Age.
Dec 10, 2020 · Narinder Singh Kapany, a pioneering scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who served as a Regents Professor at UC Santa Cruz and a trustee of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation, died on Thursday, December 3, at age 94.
