Sir Charles Kuen Kao (November 4, 1933 – September 23, 2018) was a Hong Kong electrical engineer who contributed to the development and use of fibre optics in telecommunications. In the 1960s, Kao created various methods to combine glass fibres with lasers in order to transmit digital data, which laid the groundwork for the evolution of the Internet and the eventual creation of the W. Early life and educationCharles Kuen Kao was born on November 4, 1933, in, China, and lived with his parents in the. He studied at home with his brother, under a tutor. He also studie. In the 1960s at (STL) based in, Essex, England, Kao and his coworkers did their pioneering work in creating as a. Kao's international travels led him to opine that he belonged to the world instead of any country. An open letter published by Kao and his wife in 2010 later clarified that "Charles studied in Hong Kong for his high schooling,.
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