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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”.
One such genius is Narinder Singh Kapany, the lesser-known founder of optical fibres, who was born in Punjab in 1926. Image: @SinghLions/X. Narinder Singh Kapany's extensive research...
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 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 9, 2011 · Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany (1926-2020) talks about being the first Indian entrepreneur to start a high-tech business in Silicon Valley. This is a segment from the full unscripted interview....
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 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.
