C. M. Kao

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Imperial_College_London
gptkb:University_of_London
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Faraday_Medal
gptkb:IEEE_Alexander_Graham_Bell_Medal
gptkb:Japan_Prize
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Stuart_Ballantine_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1933-11-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shanghai,_China
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:Alzheimer's_disease
gptkbp:children gptkb:Amanda_Kao
gptkb:Simon_Kao
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deathDate 2018-09-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Harold_Barlow
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:Standard_Telecommunication_Laboratories
gptkbp:fieldOfWork telecommunications
optical physics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Charles_Kuen_Kao
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:FRS
gptkb:KBE
gptkb:SBS
GBM
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C. M. Kao
gptkbp:knownFor fiber optics
optical fiber communication
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Cantonese
gptkb:Mandarin_Chinese
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Chinese_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:US_National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Academy_of_Engineering_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Chinese
British
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Lai_Ching-te
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:positionHeld Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Gwen_Kao
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tainan_Theological_College_and_Seminary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7