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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:engineer
gptkb:physicist
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_London
Woolwich Polytechnic
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Faraday_Medal
gptkb:IEEE_Alexander_Graham_Bell_Medal
gptkb:Japan_Prize
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Marconi_Prize
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Prince_Philip_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:citizenship
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gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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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:education
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gptkb:St._Joseph's_College,_Hong_Kong
gptkb:Shanghai_World_School
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:Standard_Telecommunication_Laboratories
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gptkbp:field
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optical fiber communication
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir Charles Kuen Kao
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gptkbp:influenced
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fiber-optic communications industry
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gptkbp:knownFor
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development of fiber-optic communication
pioneering work on fiber optics
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Chinese
English
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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:Chinese
British
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gptkbp:otherName
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gptkb:Charles_Kao
gptkb:高錕
gptkb:Kao_Kuen
Father of Fiber Optics
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Gwen_Kao
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:University_College_London
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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