Charles K. Kao Hong Hong-British-American physicist
Charles K. Kao is a 84 years old Hong Hong-British-American physicist from Shanghai. Charles K. Kao was born on November 04, 1933 (died on September 23, 2018, he was 84 years old) in Shanghai.
About
No, he died on 09/23/2018, 5 years ago. He was 84 years old when he died. Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease. He died in Sha Tin
Family
His father Kao Chun-Hsiang
Parents
Mother: (?)
Father: Kao Chun-Hsiang
Awards (22)
Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 2008 , awarded Stuart Ballantine Medal in 1976 , awarded Marconi Prize in 1984 , awarded IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award in 1977 , awarded Charles Stark Draper Prize in 1998 ,
Education
He graduated from University College London and University Of Greenwich
What was Charles's zodiac sign?Charles K. Kao zodiac sign was scorpio.
Where does He lives?
He is living in Shanghai.
Other facts about Charles K. Kao
| AlmaMater | University of Greenwich, University College London, University of London |
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| Award | Japan Prize, Marconi Prize, Faraday Medal, James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials, Stuart Ballantine Medal, Nobel Prize in Physics, Asian of the Century, Charles Stark Draper Prize, Order of the British Empire, Grand Bauhinia Medal, IEEE Alexander Graham Bell M |
| KnownFor | Optical fiber, Fiber-optic communication |
| Place of death | Sha Tin , country: People's Republic of China , located in the administrative territorial entity: Hong Kong , located in the administrative territorial entity: Sha Tin District , located in the administrative territorial entity: New Territories |
| Member of | Royal Society , point in time: 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Place of birth | Shanghai , country: Republic of China (1912–1949) |
| Given name | Charles |
| Family name | Gao. Show people with the surname Gao |
| Residence | Shanghai |
| Name in native language | 高錕 |
| Cause of death | Alzheimer's Disease |
| Ethnic group | Hans |
| Employer | Imperial College London |
| Doctoral advisor | Harold Barlow |
| Country of citizenship | British Hong Kong |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Medical condition | Alzheimer's Disease |
| Field of work | Electrical Engineering |
| Libris-URI | Rp36cfs9430s9xt |
| Exact match | Http://data.nobelprize.org/resource/laureate/838 |
| Date of death | 2018-09-23T00:00:00Z |
| Academic degree | Doctor Of Philosophy |
| Ancestral home | Jinshan District |
