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Nobel laureate was hailed as father of fibre optics

27 September 2018

Nobel prize winner Sir Charles Kuen Kao completed a PhD in electrical engineering at UCL and is described as the 'father of fibre optics' in an obituary. Sir Charles also supported UCL's 'It's All Academic' campaign, helping to launch it in Asia. Read: Washington Post, More: BBC Radio 4 'Last Word' (from 9 mins, 38 secs), Daily Telegraph (£), UCL News