His Life
What year was he born?
1926
Without any noble prizes he worked with someone who did, who was he
Kao
Before moving to California, his first american school was
Illinois Institute of Technology
Fiber optics help make what?
The internet
Kapany is known as the backbone of what
fiber optics and the internet
When was he married?
1954
the internet
His first college?
Agra University in India
losses in the light
What was the original thought of how bending light can help?
To improve medical images
How many kids did he have?
2, a son and a daughter
Kapany came second in this award,
The award is India's second highest civilian honor
He began teaching at this school
University of California
What do glass fibers do?
They can bend light
Who was the first scientist to hire him
Harold Hopkins
Where was Kapany from?
He was from Dehradun, an Indian city in the Himalayan foothills.
Kapany has written how many scientific papers?
56
Where did he go to college after India?
Imperial College London for a PhD in optics
What is a fiber scope?
A tool to help doctors and surgeons examine problems in a patient's body without having to make large incisions.
Has he received any noble prizes
No
At what age did he die?
94
What was known as his greatest achievement
That light can bend.
Where did he go to highschool?
Imperial College London in 1952
what is fiber optics?
the technology that transmits information as light pulses along a glass or plastic fiber.
What is his nickname
Father of Fiber Optics