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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Imperial_College_London
gptkb:University_of_London
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Faraday_Medal
gptkb:IEEE_Alexander_Graham_Bell_Medal
gptkb:Marconi_Prize
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Stuart_Ballantine_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1933-11-04
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Shanghai,_China
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gptkbp:causeOfDeath
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gptkb:Alzheimer's_disease
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Amanda_Kao
gptkb:Simon_Kao
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2018-09-23
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Hong_Kong
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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gptkb:Harold_Barlow
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:ITT_Corporation
gptkb:Standard_Telecommunication_Laboratories
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gptkbp:field
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telecommunications
optical physics
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Charles_Kuen_Kao
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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C.M. Kao
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gptkbp:knownFor
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fiber optics
optical fiber communication
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:Chinese_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:US_National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Academy_of_Engineering_Sciences
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
gptkb:Chinese
British
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gptkbp:notableWork
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demonstration of low-loss optical fibers
theory of light transmission in fibers
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:engineer
gptkb:physicist
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Gwen_Kao
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Presbyterian_Church_in_Taiwan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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