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Broadband Pioneer Awarded Honorary Degree

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GLASGOW, England, Oct. 13, 2010 — A Nobel laureate who helped create the technology that made the Internet possible has been presented with an honorary degree by the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Charles Kao received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2009 for his pioneering work in fiber optics. He discovered that fibers could be used to transmit light for telecommunications and his innovations ultimately led to the broadband network, which has accelerated the vast expansion of the Internet over the past decade and a half. The use of lasers pulsing through fiber optic cables vastly increases the speed of...Read full article

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    Published: October 2010
    Alzheimers diseaseAmericasbroadband networkBusinessCaliforniaCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCaltechCharles KaoChinese University of Hong KongCommunicationsfiber opticsGlasgowHong Kong IslandInternetJim McDonaldMay Wan KaoNobel LaureateNobel PrizeOpticsStanford UniversitySU2PtelecommunicationsUniversity of StrathclydewebLasers

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