Narinder Singh Kapany
Narinder Singh Kapany (Punjabi: ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ; 31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian-born American physicist. He was known for his work in fibre optics.[1][2][3][4] He was named as one of the seven "Unsung Heroes" by Fortune. He was known as "Father of Fiber Optics".[5][6]
The term fibre optics was created by Singh Kapany in 1956.[7] He was IOFS officer.[8]
Singh Kapany died on 4 December 2020 in California, aged 94.[9]
Narinder Singh Kapany Media
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Fibre optic strands
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- ↑ Dharmakumar, Rohin (11 March 2011). "Lighting up the Last Mile". Forbes India. https://www.forbes.com/2011/03/16/forbes-india-high-speed-connectivity-with-optical-fibers.html.
- ↑ Sanjay D. Jain, Manish Shukla, Vivek M. Nanoti, Science Reporter, NISCAIR, CSIR, Dr KS Krishnan Marg, New Delhi - 110 012. p. 35 (ed. February 2016) [1] Archived 28 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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