The nobel prize

Laureate Information

Personal details and nobel prizes.

Full name
Charles Kuen Kao
Birthdate
1933-11-04
Birth Location
Shanghai, China
Nobel Prizes
1
Wikipedia
Charles_K._Kao
Wikidata
Q16389
Prize details
Awarding year
2009
Awarding date
2009-10-06
Category
Physics
Motivation
for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication
Prize amount
10,000,000
Affiliations

    Standard Telecommunication Laboratories | Harlow, United Kingdom

    Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong, China