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Narinder Singh Kapany

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Narinder Singh Kapany
ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਪਾਨੀ
Born(1926-10-31)31 October 1926
Moga, Punjab, British India
(present-day Punjab, India)
Died4 December 2020(2020-12-04) (aged 94)
Redwood City, California, US
NationalityIndian
American
Alma mater
Known forInventing fibre optics
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions

Narinder Singh Kapany (31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian-American physicist and a pioneer in the field of fiber optics. Notably, Kapany is known for coining and popularising the term "fiber optics".[2][3] Fortune named him one of seven "Unsung Heroes of the 20th Century" for his Nobel Prize-deserving invention.[4][5][6] He was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, posthumously in 2021.[7][8] He served as an Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) officer.[9] He was also offered the post of Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister of India, by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.[10]

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  3. ^ Dharmakumar, Rohin (11 March 2011). "Lighting up the Last Mile". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Unsung Heroes They may not be household names, but without the contributions of these individuals, the business landscape would look radically different today. – November 22, 1999". archive.fortune.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ rediff.com: Honouring the Achievers Archived 3 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Specials.rediff.com. Retrieved on 6 April 2011.
  6. ^ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Business Archived 15 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved on 6 April 2011.
  7. ^ "PIB Press Release: This Year's Padma Awards announced". Pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list". The Times of India. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Father Of Fibre Optics, Narinder Singh Kapany Created A Communication Revolution". IndiaTimes. 15 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  10. ^ "How A Job In Jawaharlal Nehru's Team Eluded "Father Of Optics"". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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