About
Electrical engineer and physicist who pioneered the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunications. He is sometimes referred to as the "Godfather of Broadband" and he was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for his achievements in fiber optics. In 1976, he won the Morey Award from the American Ceramic Society.
Before Fame
He received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University College London.
Trivia
He has been suffering from Alzheimer's disease since early 2004. A planet called 3463 Kaokuen was named after him in 1996,
Family Life
He married May-Wan Kao in 1959.
Associated With
Like Madame Curie, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics.
