In Hong Kong died Nobel laureate Charles Kao
MOSCOW, September 23 — RIA Novosti. Chinese, British and American engineer-physicist, Nobel prize laureate in physics Charles Kao, died in Hong Kong at the age of 84 years, reports Xinhua news Agency.
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It is reported that in 2004, the Professor was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In 2010, he together with his wife established a Fund that assists patients with a similar diagnosis and sought to draw public attention to this disease.
Charles Kao for many years engaged in the development of fiber optic technology and made a significant contribution to the development of telecommunications. In 2009 he was awarded the Nobel prize for “pioneering achievements in the field of transmission of light in fibers for optical communication”.