title: Charles K. Kao—father of fiber optics.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shampo
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kyle
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Steensma
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009613:Nobel Prize; D055100:Optical Fibers; D010678:Philately