Winner of Outstanding Chinese in the Area of Scientific Research
Mr. Gao Kun
Gao Kun is an American, British, and Hong Kong Chinese-; he is a world-renowned scientist and a Nobel Laureate in Physics; he is a foreign associate in the Chinese Academy of sciences and has served as Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong; he is by far the eighth to win the Nobel Prize for Chinese scientists. Mr. Gao Kun is widely recognized as the the first person to bring about the use of fiber material for conveying beam signals in order to build up communication. His findings set off a worldwide revolution in the optical fiber communication, and with the birth of fiber optic system in 1981, he winned the world-known reputation of "Father of Fiber Optics ". Gao has made an outstanding contribution to the world fiber optic technology innovation and development. Mr. Gao Kun's achievement and contribution will be permanently loaded in Cambridge honor list of World Outstanding Chinese .
