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Charles K. Kao

  • Shanghai: November 4, 1933 celebration
  • Bradbury Hospice: September 23, 2018 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Shanghai: November 4, 1933  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Bradbury Hospice: September 23, 2018  

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    1. optical fiber
    2. telecommunication
    3. glass fiber
    4. electrical engineering
    5. data transmission
    6. history of technology
     

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    1. University of Greenwich
    2. University College London
    3. University of London
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1985)
    2. Grand Bauhinia Medal
    3. honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong
    4. Fellow of the Royal Society
    5. Faraday Medal (1989)
    6. Charles Stark Draper Prize (1999)
    7. Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
    8. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1996)
    9. Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
    10. Prince Philip Medal
    11. honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
    12. Great Immigrants Award (2010)
    13. SPIE Gold Medal (1992)
    14. IEEE Fellow
    15. James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (1989)
    16. C&C Prize
    17. Stuart Ballantine Medal (1977)
    18. Nobel Prize in Physics (2009)
    19. Japan Prize (1996)
    20. Asian of the Century
    21. IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1978)
    22. Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology
    23. Marconi Prize (1985)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

     
  • Hong Kong-British-American physicist | IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1985), Grand Bauhinia Medal, honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong, Fellow of

1. Katrin Staffler

  • Dachau: November 4, 1981 celebration

German politician | Dachau: November 4, 1981 - January 1, 2023 | Katrin Staffler | Dachau: November 4, 1981 - January 1, 2023

2. Marek Tamm

  • November 4, 1973 celebration

Estonian historian | School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Tallinn University | November 4, 1973 - Santiago: December 1, 1930 | Marek Tamm

3. Andreas Weber

  • Hamburg: November 4, 1967 celebration

German author, philosopher and biologist (*1967) | Hamburg: November 4, 1967 - February 27, 2024 | Andreas Weber | Hamburg: November 4, 1967 - February 27, 2024

4. Vyacheslav Moiseyev

  • November 4, 1965 celebration

Voronezh State Medical Academy | November 4, 1965 - Amsterdam: September 17, 1954 | Vyacheslav Moiseyev | November 4, 1965 - Amsterdam: September 17, 1954

5. Bambang Susantono

  • Yogyakarta: November 4, 1963 celebration

1st Head of Nusantara Capital City Authority (2022—2024) and 5th Deputy Minister of Transportation of Indonesia (2009—2014) | Bandung Institute of Technology

6. Mario Rosentau

  • November 4, 1962 celebration

Estonian philosopher | November 4, 1962 - Geneva: December 6, 1985 | Mario Rosentau | November 4, 1962 - Geneva: December 6, 1985

7. Dean Evan Hart

  • November 4, 1957 celebration

American optometrist | SUNY Erie | November 4, 1957 - January 27, 2019 | Dean Evan Hart | November 4, 1957 - January 27, 2019 | SUNY Erie

8. Madhukar

  • Stuttgart: November 4, 1957 celebration

German writer | Stuttgart: November 4, 1957 - Heidelberg: April 13, 1853 | Madhukar | Stuttgart: November 4, 1957 - Heidelberg: April 13, 1853

9. Kamal Sarabandi

  • Tehran: November 4, 1956 celebration

Iranian scientist and essayist | IEEE Fellow, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2016) | University of Michigan, Sharif

10. Zoltán Szabó (Zoltan Szabo)

  • Budapest: November 4, 1955 celebration

Hungarian politician | Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest: November 4, 1955 - Buenos Aires: October 13, 1865 | Zoltán Szabó (Zoltan Szabo) | Budapest

11. Marek Nawrocki

  • Krzyż Wielkopolski: November 4, 1954 celebration

Polish mathematician | Stefan Banach Prize (1992) | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | Krzyż Wielkopolski: November 4, 1954 - December 10, 2000 | Marek

12. Ken Taylor

  • Sandusky: November 4, 1954 celebration
  • Los Altos: December 2, 2019 deceased

American philosopher (1954–2019) | Philosophy Talk | University of Notre Dame, University of Chicago | Sandusky: November 4, 1954 - Los Altos: December 2, 2019

13. Jean-François Braunstein (Jean-Francois Braunstein)

  • Marseille: November 4, 1953 celebration

French philosopher | University of Provence - Aix-Marseille I, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne | Marseille: November 4, 1953 - Winston-Salem: September 27, 2023

14. René Roy (Rene Roy)

  • Sherbrooke: November 4, 1952 celebration

Canadian chemist and professor | Léo-Pariseau Prize (2010) | Université de Montréal | Sherbrooke: November 4, 1952 - Issy-les-Moulineaux: April 9, 2023

15. Maxim Mouradyan

  • Dzorakap: November 4, 1950 celebration

mathematician | Yerevan State University | Dzorakap: November 4, 1950 - Padua: January 2, 2020 | Maxim Mouradyan | Dzorakap: November 4, 1950 - Padua: January 2, 2020

16. Gerhard Raabe

  • November 4, 1950 celebration

researcher | November 4, 1950 - Kent: April 30, 1696 | Gerhard Raabe | November 4, 1950 - Kent: April 30, 1696

17. Harald Rindler

  • Weißensee: November 4, 1948 celebration

Austrian mathematician | University of Vienna | Weißensee: November 4, 1948 - February 17, 2014 | Harald Rindler | Weißensee: November 4, 1948 - February 17, 2014

18. Pavel Plotnikov

  • November 4, 1947 celebration

Russian mathematician | Novosibirsk State University | November 4, 1947 - Monson: December 9, 1991 | Pavel Plotnikov | November 4, 1947 - Monson: December 9, 1991

19. Swaminathan Sivaram

  • Tamil Nadu: November 4, 1946 celebration

Indian chemist | Padma Shri in science & engineering (2006), Om Prakash Bhasin Award (1995), TWAS fellow | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Purdue

20. Flávio Torres (Flavio Torres)

  • Fortaleza: November 4, 1944 celebration

Brazilian politician | Fortaleza: November 4, 1944 - Brighton: September 22, 1956 | Flávio Torres (Flavio Torres) | Fortaleza: November 4, 1944 - Brighton

21. Yuly Ilyashenko

  • Moscow: November 4, 1943 celebration

Russian mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2017), Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and

22. Patricia Bath

  • Harlem: November 4, 1942 celebration
  • San Francisco: May 30, 2019 deceased

American ophthalmologist and inventor (1942-2019) | Fellow of the Optical Society, National Inventors Hall of Fame (2022) | Hunter College, Howard University

23. Falko Lorenz

  • Erfurt: November 4, 1940 celebration

German mathematician | University of Tübingen | Erfurt: November 4, 1940 - Lviv: August 19, 1961 | Falko Lorenz | Erfurt: November 4, 1940 - Lviv: August 19, 1961

24. Jean-Paul Dollé (Jean-Paul Dolle)

  • November 4, 1939 celebration

November 4, 1939 - Paris: August 16, 2020 | Jean-Paul Dollé (Jean-Paul Dolle) | November 4, 1939 - Paris: August 16, 2020

25. Dominik Szynal

  • November 4, 1937 celebration

Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal of the National Education Commission, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

26. Amit Goswami

  • India: November 4, 1936 celebration

Indian-American physicist and writer | University of Calcutta | India: November 4, 1936 - Sunnyvale: February 4, 2014 | Amit Goswami | India: November 4, 1936

27. Nikolay Platė (Nikolay Plate)

  • Moscow: November 4, 1934 celebration
  • Moscow: March 16, 2007 deceased

Soviet chemist (1934-2007) | Vernadsky medal, honorary doctor of Paris 13 University (2000), Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, State Prize of the

28. Rashid Ahmad

  • November 4, 1934 celebration

Queen's University, University of the Punjab | November 4, 1934 - Peking University: October 16, 1968 | Rashid Ahmad | November 4, 1934 - Peking University

29. Charles K. Kao

  • Shanghai: November 4, 1933 celebration
  • Bradbury Hospice: September 23, 2018 deceased

Hong Kong-British-American physicist | IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1985), Grand Bauhinia Medal, honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong, Fellow of

30. Edward W. Crosby

  • Cleveland: November 4, 1932 celebration
  • Kent: February 10, 2021 deceased

Educator, scholar, author & philosopher (1932-2021) | Cleveland: November 4, 1932 - Kent: February 10, 2021 | Edward W. Crosby | Cleveland: November 4, 1932

31. Helmut Paul

  • Vienna: November 4, 1929 celebration
  • Linz: December 21, 2015 deceased

Austrian physicist (1929-2015) | Purdue University | Vienna: November 4, 1929 - Linz: December 21, 2015 | Helmut Paul | Vienna: November 4, 1929 - Linz

32. Karel Pexidr

  • Prague: November 4, 1929 celebration

Czechoslovak composer | Prague: November 4, 1929 - Moscow: March 29, 1924 | Karel Pexidr | Prague: November 4, 1929 - Moscow: March 29, 1924

33. Shakuntala Devi

  • Bengaluru: November 4, 1929 celebration
  • Bengaluru: April 21, 2013 deceased

Indian writer and mental calculator (1929-2013) | Bengaluru: November 4, 1929 - Bengaluru: April 21, 2013 | Shakuntala Devi | Bengaluru: November 4, 1929

34. Carlos G. Vallés (Carlos G. Valles)

  • Logroño: November 4, 1925 celebration
  • Madrid: November 8, 2020 deceased

Jesuit priest and author (1925-2020) | Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak (1978), Padma Shri in literature and education (2021) | University of Madras | Logroño

35. Nathan Sharon

  • Brest: November 4, 1925 celebration
  • Israel: June 17, 2011 deceased

Israeli biochemist (1925-2011) | honorary doctor of Paris Descartes University (1990), Bijvoet Medal (1989), Israel Prize (1994) | Hebrew University of Jerusalem

36. Sergey Goncharuk

  • November 4, 1923 celebration
  • June 7, 2012 deceased

Russian teacher (1923-2012) | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, Medal "For

37. Andrew Gleason

  • Fresno: November 4, 1921 celebration
  • Cambridge: October 17, 2008 deceased

American mathematician (1921-2008) | Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1952), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1956), Gung and Hu Award (1996)

38. Mary Sherman Morgan

  • Ray: November 4, 1921 celebration
  • August 4, 2004 deceased

American rocket fuel scientist | DeSales College, Minot State University | Ray: November 4, 1921 - August 4, 2004 | Mary Sherman Morgan | Ray: November 4, 1921

39. Konstantin Belov

  • Yegoryevsk: November 4, 1911 celebration
  • Moscow: June 19, 2001 deceased

Russian physicist (1911–2001) | Order of the Red Star, USSR State Prize, Medal "For Labour Valour", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great

40. Vasily Nalimov

  • Moscow: November 4, 1910 celebration
  • Moscow: January 19, 1997 deceased

Russian mathematician and philosopher (1910–1997) | Derek John de Solla Price Award (1987) | Moscow State University | Moscow: November 4, 1910 - Moscow

41. Marie-Élisa Nordmann-Cohen (Marie-Elisa Nordmann-Cohen)

  • 8th arrondissement of Paris: November 4, 1910 celebration
  • 13th arrondissement of Paris: August 15, 1993 deceased

French chemist (1910-1993) | deported French resistance | 8th arrondissement of Paris: November 4, 1910 - 13th arrondissement of Paris: August 15, 1993

42. Alvin C. Graves

  • Washington, D.C.: November 4, 1909 celebration
  • Del Norte: July 28, 1965 deceased

American nuclear physicist (1909–1965) | University of Chicago, Eastern High School, University of Virginia | Washington, D.C.: November 4, 1909 - Del Norte

43. Joseph Rotblat

  • Warsaw: November 4, 1908 celebration
  • London: August 31, 2005 deceased

Polish-born British-naturalised physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Nobel Peace Prize (1995), Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Commander of

44. Kōji Hidaka (Koji Hidaka)

  • November 4, 1903 celebration
  • August 5, 1984 deceased

Japanese physicist | University of Tokyo | November 4, 1903 - August 5, 1984 | Kōji Hidaka (Koji Hidaka) | November 4, 1903 - August 5, 1984

45. Robert Emerson

  • New York City: November 4, 1903 celebration
  • New York City: February 4, 1959 deceased

American chemist and biophysicist (1903-1959) | Harvard University | New York City: November 4, 1903 - New York City: February 4, 1959 | Robert Emerson | New

46. Otto Bayer

  • Frankfurt: November 4, 1902 celebration
  • Burscheid: August 1, 1982 deceased

German chemist (1902-1982) | Charles Goodyear Medal (1975), Hermann Staudinger Prize (1973), Werner von Siemens Ring (1960), Carl Duisberg Plaque (1960)

47. Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu (Lucretiu Patrascanu)

  • Bacău: November 4, 1900 celebration
  • Bucharest: April 17, 1954 deceased

Romanian politician (1900-1954) | Leipzig University, University of Bucharest | Bacău: November 4, 1900 - Bucharest: April 17, 1954 | Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu

48. Herbert Edward Read

  • Muscoates: November 4, 1893 celebration
  • Stonegrave: June 12, 1968 deceased

English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968) | Knight Bachelor, Erasmus Prize (1966), Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross

49. Robert Jentzsch

  • Königsberg: November 4, 1890 celebration
  • March 21, 1918 deceased

German mathematician | Humboldt University of Berlin | Königsberg: November 4, 1890 - March 21, 1918 | Robert Jentzsch | Königsberg: November 4, 1890 - March 21, 1918

50. Alfred Lee Loomis

  • Manhattan: November 4, 1887 celebration
  • East Hampton: August 11, 1975 deceased

American businessman, scientist and philanthropist (1887–1975) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2013), John Price Wetherill Medal (1934) | Phillips

51. Hryhoriy Holoskevych

  • November 4, 1884 celebration

Imperial St. Petersburg University, Kamenets-Podolsky Theological Seminary | November 4, 1884 - Munich: January 5, 1929 | Hryhoriy Holoskevych | November 4

52. Harry Ferguson

  • County Down: November 4, 1884 celebration
  • Stow-on-the-Wold: October 25, 1960 deceased

Irish engineer and inventor (1884–1960) | County Down: November 4, 1884 - Stow-on-the-Wold: October 25, 1960 | Harry Ferguson | County Down: November 4, 1884

53. Pavel Pilipenko

  • November 4, 1877 celebration
  • Moscow: February 3, 1940 deceased

Russian geologist | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | November 4, 1877 - Moscow: February 3, 1940 | Pavel Pilipenko | November

54. G. E. Moore

  • Upper Norwood: November 4, 1873 celebration
  • Cambridge: October 24, 1958 deceased

English philosopher (1873–1958) | Order of Merit (1951), Fellow of the British Academy (1918) | Principia Ethica, Ethics | Trinity College, Dulwich College

55. Albert Ernberg

  • November 4, 1872 celebration

November 4, 1872 - Linköping: June 13, 2021 | Albert Ernberg | November 4, 1872 - Linköping: June 13, 2021

56. Corneliu Șumuleanu (Corneliu Sumuleanu)

  • November 4, 1869 celebration
  • December 15, 1937 deceased

Romanian chemist and politician | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | November 4, 1869 - December 15, 1937 | Corneliu Șumuleanu (Corneliu Sumuleanu) | November

57. Franz Bruno Erhardt

  • Niedertrebra: November 4, 1864 celebration
  • Rostock: April 6, 1930 deceased

Dr. phil. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 1888 | University of Jena | Niedertrebra: November 4, 1864 - Rostock: April 6, 1930 | Franz Bruno Erhardt

58. Charles Lee Reese

  • Baltimore: November 4, 1862 celebration
  • Jacksonville: April 12, 1940 deceased

American chemist (1862-1940) | University of Göttingen, University of Virginia | Baltimore: November 4, 1862 - Jacksonville: April 12, 1940 | Charles Lee

59. Nikolay Nesterov

  • November 4, 1860 celebration

Peter’s Agricultural Academy | November 4, 1860 - Kazan: January 11, 2017 | Nikolay Nesterov | November 4, 1860 - Kazan: January 11, 2017

60. Mikhail Nikiforovich Nikiforov

  • November 4, 1858 celebration

Medical faculty of Moscow University | November 4, 1858 - January 10, 2019 | Mikhail Nikiforovich Nikiforov | November 4, 1858 - January 10, 2019

61. Terao Hisashi

  • November 4, 1855 celebration
  • August 6, 1923 deceased

Japanese astronomer | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, University of Tokyo | November 4, 1855 - August 6, 1923

62. Francesco Mauro

  • Calvello: November 4, 1850 celebration
  • Naples: April 5, 1893 deceased

Italian chemist (1850-1893) | Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy | Calvello: November 4, 1850 - Naples: April 5, 1893 | Francesco Mauro

63. Aleksandr Kireyev

  • Moscow: November 4, 1833 celebration
  • Pavlovsk: July 14, 1910 deceased

Russian philosopher | Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky | Page Corps | Moscow: November 4, 1833 - Pavlovsk: July 14, 1910 | Aleksandr Kireyev | Moscow: November

64. Antal Abt

  • Băița: November 4, 1828 celebration
  • Cluj-Napoca: April 2, 1902 deceased

Hungarian physicist (1828-1902) | Băița: November 4, 1828 - Cluj-Napoca: April 2, 1902 | Antal Abt | Băița: November 4, 1828 - Cluj-Napoca: April 2, 1902

65. Charles M. Wetherill

  • Philadelphia: November 4, 1825 celebration
  • March 5, 1871 deceased

American chemist | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia: November 4, 1825 - March 5, 1871 | Charles M. Wetherill | Philadelphia: November 4, 1825 - March 5, 1871

66. Nils Peter Hamberg

  • Katarina church parish: November 4, 1815 celebration
  • Hedvig Eleonora parish: February 13, 1902 deceased

Swedish pharmacist and physician (1815-1902) | Katarina church parish: November 4, 1815 - Hedvig Eleonora parish: February 13, 1902 | Nils Peter Hamberg

67. Karl Friedrich Mohr

  • Koblenz: November 4, 1806 celebration
  • Bonn: September 28, 1879 deceased

German chemist (1806-1879) | Koblenz: November 4, 1806 - Bonn: September 28, 1879 | Karl Friedrich Mohr | Koblenz: November 4, 1806 - Bonn: September 28, 1879

68. Jan Jindřich Marek (Jan Jindrich Marek)

  • Liblín: November 4, 1801 celebration
  • Kralovice: November 3, 1853 deceased

Czech writer and roman catholic priest (1803–1853) | Liblín: November 4, 1801 - Kralovice: November 3, 1853 | Jan Jindřich Marek (Jan Jindrich Marek)

69. Pierre-Simon Girard

  • Caen: November 4, 1765 celebration
  • Paris: November 30, 1836 deceased

French mathematician and engineer | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1831), Knight in the order of the Reunion | Canal de l'Ourcq, fontaine du Château d'eau

70. Charles de Villers

  • Boulay-Moselle: November 4, 1765 celebration
  • Göttingen: February 26, 1815 deceased

French philosopher | Royal Order of the Polar Star, honorary citizenship (1809), Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis, Göttinger Gedenktafeln

71. Ildephons Schwarz

  • Bamberg: November 4, 1752 celebration
  • Banz Abbey: June 19, 1794 deceased

German librarian and author | Bamberg: November 4, 1752 - Banz Abbey: June 19, 1794 | Ildephons Schwarz | Bamberg: November 4, 1752 - Banz Abbey: June 19, 1794

72. Johann III Bernoulli

  • Basel: November 4, 1744 celebration
  • Köpenick: July 13, 1807 deceased

Swiss mathematician and physicist (1744-1807) | University of Basel | Basel: November 4, 1744 - Köpenick: July 13, 1807 | Johann III Bernoulli | Basel

73. Ottaviano Cametti

  • Gattinara: November 4, 1711 celebration
  • Pisa: January 8, 1789 deceased

Italian mathematician | Gattinara: November 4, 1711 - Pisa: January 8, 1789 | Ottaviano Cametti | Gattinara: November 4, 1711 - Pisa: January 8, 1789

74. Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne de Tressan (Louis-Elisabeth de La Vergne de Tressan)

  • Le Mans: November 4, 1705 celebration
  • Saint-Leu-la-Forêt: October 31, 1783 deceased

French writer (1705-1783) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Le Mans: November 4, 1705 - Saint-Leu-la-Forêt: October 31, 1783 | Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne de

75. Jacob Flach

  • Jena: November 4, 1537 celebration
  • Jena: July 19, 1611 deceased

botanist (1537-1611) | Jena: November 4, 1537 - Jena: July 19, 1611 | Jacob Flach | Jena: November 4, 1537 - Jena: July 19, 1611

76. Jorge Mira

  • Baio, Zas: November 4, 0999 celebration

Spanish physicist and television presenter | Premio Prismas (2017) | University of Santiago de Compostela | Baio, Zas: November 4, 0999 - Hightstown: June 9, 1983

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