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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.
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,...
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.
Apr 21, 2021 · The Indian scientist and passionate entrepreneur responsible for pioneering work on optical fibres and biomedical optics has passed away aged 94.
Oct 30, 2018 · The Indian physicist Narinder Singh Kapany is one of those fortunate people. In 1953, he designed and manufactured a glass wire capable of transporting light, which he later coined fibre optics, an invention that has transformed all our lives.
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.
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 · Apioneering scientist, teacher, entrepreneur, businessman, patron of arts and philanthropist, Moga-born Narinder Singh Kapany was truly multi-faceted.
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.
Oct 4, 2021 · Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany (1926–2020), widely known as the father of fibre optics, was born in Punjab and after graduating in India, moved to the Imperial College London for his doctorate.
