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Charles K. Kao

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Charles Kuen Kao
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Ìbí4 Oṣù Kọkànlá 1933 (1933-11-04) (ọmọ ọdún 91)
Shanghai, China[1]
IbùgbéShanghai, China (1933–1948)
Hong Kong
England (1952–1970)
United States
Ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdèUnited States of America
United Kingdom[1]
Ẹ̀yàChinese
PápáOptics
Electrical engineering
Enterprise[2]
Higher education[2]
Environmental studies[2]
Public policy[2]
Energy policy[2]
Ilé-ẹ̀kọ́Chinese University of Hong Kong
ITT Corporation
Standard Telephones and Cables
Ibi ẹ̀kọ́University College London (PhD 1965, issued by University of London)
Woolwich Polytechnic (BSc 1957, issued by University of London)
St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong (1952)
Doctoral advisorHarold Barlow
Ó gbajúmọ̀ fúnFiber optics
Fiber-optic communication
Àwọn ẹ̀bùn àyẹ́síIEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1978)
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1985)
Marconi Prize (1985)
Faraday Medal (1989)
James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (1989)
Prince Philip Medal (1996)
Japan Prize (1996)
3463 Kaokuen (1996)
Charles Stark Draper Prize (1999)
Asian of the Century (1999)
Nobel Prize in Physics (2009)
Grand Bauhinia Medal (2010)

Charles Kuen Kao, GBM[3], KBE[4], FRS[5], FREng[6] (Àdàkọ:Zh (Kao Kuen); ojoibi November 4, 1933) je onimosayensi to gba Ebun Nobel ninu Fisiksi.


  1. 1.0 1.1 The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 - Press Release. Nobel Foundation. 2009-10-06. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2009/press.html. Retrieved 2009-10-08. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Àṣìṣe ìtọ́kasí: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Kao cisoc
  3. "306 people to receive honours". The Government of Hong Kong SAR. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010. [Ìjápọ̀ tí kò ṣiṣẹ́ mọ́]
  4. "2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List" (pdf) (in (Gẹ̀ẹ́sì)). THE LONDON GAZETTE. SATURDAY 12 JUNE 2010 SUPPLEMENT No.1 B23. Retrieved June 12, 2010.  Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660 – 2007
  6. "The Fellowship - List of Fellows". Raeng.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-10-26.