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Narinder Singh Kapany

1926 - 2020

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Narinder Singh Kapany (31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian-American physicist and a pioneer in the field of fiber optics. Notably, Kapany is known for coining and popularising the term "fiber optics". Fortune named him one of seven "Unsung Heroes of the 20th Century" for his Nobel Prize-deserving invention. He was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, posthumously in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Narinder Singh Kapany is the 821st most popular physicist (down from 800th in 2019), the 1,072nd most popular biography from India (down from 927th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Narinder Singh Kapany ranks 821 out of 851. Before him are J. Richard Gott, Sidney Drell, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Albert-László Barabási, Sabine Hossenfelder, and Ernest Moniz. After him are Carver Mead, Richard A. Muller, Gabriele Hegerl, John C. Baez, Rohini Godbole, and Conny Aerts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Narinder Singh Kapany ranks 547. Before him are Paul Meister, Sidney Drell, Dennis Wilshaw, Chuck Arnold, Lurleen Wallace, and Pete Lovely. After him are Art Bisch, Hazel Court, James Merrill, Bud Yorkin, Alex Groza, and James M. Beggs. Among people deceased in 2020, Narinder Singh Kapany ranks 786. Before him are Chilla Porter, Don Edmunds, Ebrahim Alkazi, Jay Benedict, Maxim Martsinkevich, and Marj Dusay. After him are Attila Horváth, Hassan Abshir Farah, Ebru Timtik, Maryna Bazanova, Julie Felix, and Saroj Khan.

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In India

Among people born in India, Narinder Singh Kapany ranks 1,072 out of 1,861. Before him are Kunal Kapoor (1977), Aruna Roy (1946), Esther Victoria Abraham (1916), Fahadh Faasil (1982), Ajit Pal Singh (1947), and Gauhar Jaan (1873). After him are Madhur Jaffrey (1933), Bipin Rawat (1958), Mamta Kulkarni (1972), Imtiaz Ali (1971), Sheela (1945), and Rashid Khan (1968).

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Among PHYSICISTS In India

Among physicists born in India, Narinder Singh Kapany ranks 15. Before him are Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893), Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1932), Abhay Ashtekar (1949), Daulat Singh Kothari (1906), G. N. Ramachandran (1922), and Raja Ramanna (1925). After him are Ashoke Sen (1956).

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