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Narinder Singh Kapany (Punjabi: ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ; 31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian-born American physicist. He was known for his work in fibre optics. He was named as one of the seven "Unsung Heroes" by Fortune. He was known as "Father of Fiber Optics".

The term fibre optics was created by Singh Kapany in 1956. He was IOFS officer.

Singh Kapany died on 4 December 2020 in California, aged 94.


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  • Fibreoptic

    Optical fibres

  • 19th century Janam Sakhi, Guru Nanak meets Natha Siddhas, Kapany collection

    19th century Sikh manuscripts from the Kapany collection at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

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