We all know what a high speed internet is, or what endoscopy means but do we know what path breaking invention has made it possible? Kapany , Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany. Yes, its his humble invention based on total internal reflection made 60 years ago that has revolutionised communication and medical sciences forever: Fibre Optics. It was Kapany who had first demonstrated in 1954 at the Department of Physics, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, that light can travel in bent glass fibres and even coined the phrase fibre optics The Fact of Matter: Named as one of the 7 ‘Unsung Heroes’ by Fortune Magazine, Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany , is widely recognized as the ‘Father of Fiber Optics’ for his pioneering work in Fiber Optics technology.
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