• DocumentCode
    3036930
  • Title

    Engineering innovation: Prof. Charles K. Kao´s Nobel Prize

  • Author

    Fan, Chongcheng

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    14-15 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Issues like why Kao´s engineering related innovation is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2009, why he is recognized as one who initiated both the search for and the development of low-loss fiber, why his achievements is regarded as groundbreaking, how does Kao evaluate himself and his achievement, and enlightenment we can learn on engineering innovation from Prof. Kao´s career are discussed in this presentation.
  • Keywords
    engineering; fibres; innovation management; physics; Nobel Prize in Physics; Prof. Charles K. Kao; engineering innovation; low-loss fiber; Awards; Interdisciplinary research; Nobel Prize in Physics; engineering innovation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC), 2010 19th Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7597-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WOCC.2010.5510631
  • Filename
    5510631
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3036930