Indian Genius Who Was Ignored For Nobel Prize
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India has produced great scientists and innovators who have contributed significantly to humanity
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One such genius is Narinder Singh Kapany, the lesser-known founder of optical fibres, who was born in Punjab in 1926
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His extensive research in this field contributed heavily to the development of optical fibre technology in the 1960s
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The path-breaking research paved the way for high-speed broadband internet, laser surgeries and endoscopy
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In 1960, he founded Optics Technology Inc, serving as its Chairman, President, and Director of Research for over a decade
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The physicist was also a Sikh activist and philanthropist who worked to preserve Sikh heritage
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In 1999, Fortune magazine called him ''one of the seven unsung heroes of the 20th century''
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However, his contribution was overlooked by the Nobel Prize committee, despite acknowledging his work
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Instead, Charles K Kao won the Nobel in 2009 after the committee noted his discovery led to a breakthrough in fiber optics
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Mr Kapany died in 2020 and was posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour
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