Charles K. Kao

Hong Kong-British-American physicist

Wikidata entity: Q16389

Wikimedia Commons category is Charles K. Kao

P569 (date of birth): 1933-11-04 | P570 (date of death): 2018-09-23 | P509 (cause of death): Q11081 (Alzheimer's disease) | P1196 (manner of death): Q3739104 (natural causes)



P512 academic degree ... Q17281097 (Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics) Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics
P66 ancestral home ... Q662241 (Jinshan District) Jinshan District
P166 award received ... Q38104 (Nobel Prize in Physics) Nobel Prize in Physics
P166 award received ... Q111734 (IEEE Fellow) IEEE Fellow
P166 award received ... Q114985 (Grand Bauhinia Medal) Grand Bauhinia Medal
P166 award received ... Q473292 (Marconi Prize) Marconi Prize
P166 award received ... Q576885 (IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award) IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
P166 award received ... Q1063447 (Charles Stark Draper Prize) Charles Stark Draper Prize
P166 award received ... Q908745 (Japan Prize) Japan Prize
P166 award received ... Q1396110 (Faraday Medal) Faraday Medal
P166 award received ... Q2086833 (IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal) IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
P166 award received ... Q4806794 (Asian of the Century) Asian of the Century
P166 award received ... Q5005769 (C&C Prize) C&C Prize
P166 award received ... Q6130765 (James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials) James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
P166 award received ... Q7244197 (Prince Philip Medal) Prince Philip Medal
P166 award received ... Q7626301 (Stuart Ballantine Medal) Stuart Ballantine Medal
P166 award received ... Q15631401 (Fellow of the Royal Society) Fellow of the Royal Society
P166 award received ... Q8153695 (SPIE Gold Medal) SPIE Gold Medal
P166 award received ... Q9384263 (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
P166 award received ... Q12201445 (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire) Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
P166 award received ... Q63101620 (honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong) honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
P166 award received ... Q121359767 (Great Immigrants Award) Great Immigrants Award
P166 award received ... Q18342538 (Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering) Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
P166 award received ... Q28030869 (Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology) Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology
P166 award received ... Q63072128 (honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong) honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong
P166 award received ... Q151620 (???) ???
P373 Commons category String Charles K. Kao ???
P27 country of citizenship ... Q30 (United States) United States
P27 country of citizenship ... Q145 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom
P1343 described by source ... Q81593898 (Charles Kao, Nobel Laureate Who Revolutionized Fiber Optics, Dies at 84) Charles Kao, Nobel Laureate Who Revolutionized Fiber Optics, Dies at 84
P184 doctoral advisor ... Q8153571 (Harold Barlow) Harold Barlow
P69 educated at ... Q170027 (University of London) University of London
P69 educated at ... Q193196 (University College London) University College London
P69 educated at ... Q1896148 (University of Greenwich) University of Greenwich
P108 employer ... Q15570 (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) The Chinese University of Hong Kong
P108 employer ... Q49112 (Yale University) Yale University
P108 employer ... Q189022 (Imperial College London) Imperial College London
P108 employer ... Q195668 (Queen Mary University of London) Queen Mary University of London
P734 family name ... Q713706 (Gao) Gao
P734 family name ... Q104505754 (Kao) Kao
P22 father ... Q8153759 (Kao Chun-Hsiang) Kao Chun-Hsiang
P101 field of work ... Q162 (optical fiber) optical fiber
P101 field of work ... Q418 (telecommunications) telecommunications
P101 field of work ... Q5861 (glass fiber) glass fiber
P101 field of work ... Q43035 (electrical engineering) electrical engineering
P101 field of work ... Q389772 (data transmission) data transmission
P101 field of work ... Q465352 (history of technology) history of technology
P735 given name ... Q2958359 (Charles) Charles
P31 instance of ... Q5 (human) human
P2650 interested in ... Q413 (physics) physics
P1412 languages spoken, written or signed ... Q1860 (English) English
P1412 languages spoken, written or signed ... Q7850 (Chinese) Chinese
P463 member of ... Q46703 (European Academy of Sciences and Arts) European Academy of Sciences and Arts
P463 member of ... Q131566 (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
P463 member of ... Q123885 (Royal Society) Royal Society
P463 member of ... Q337266 (Academia Sinica) Academia Sinica
P463 member of ... Q530471 (Chinese Academy of Sciences) Chinese Academy of Sciences
P463 member of ... Q3394637 (Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences) Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
P463 member of ... Q1493021 (National Academy of Engineering) National Academy of Engineering
P1559 name in native language Monolingualtext 高錕 ???
P106 occupation ... Q901 (scientist) scientist
P106 occupation ... Q131524 (entrepreneur) entrepreneur
P106 occupation ... Q169470 (physicist) physicist
P106 occupation ... Q205375 (inventor) inventor
P106 occupation ... Q978044 (executive) executive
P106 occupation ... Q1326886 (electrical engineer) electrical engineer
P106 occupation ... Q3400985 (academic) academic
P106 occupation ... Q1622272 (university teacher) university teacher
P19 place of birth ... Q8686 (Shanghai) Shanghai
P20 place of death ... Q16923560 (Bradbury Hospice) Bradbury Hospice
P1038 relative ... Q11197028 (Kao Ping-tse) Kao Ping-tse
P551 residence ... Q84 (London) London
P551 residence ... Q8646 (Hong Kong) Hong Kong
P551 residence ... Q8686 (Shanghai) Shanghai
P551 residence ... Q486860 (Mountain View) Mountain View
P21 sex or gender ... Q6581097 (male) male
P937 work location ... Q8646 (Hong Kong) Hong Kong

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