who is known as the father of fibre optics
Narinder Singh Kapany Narinder Singh Kapany (Punjabi: ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ) (born 31 October 1926) is an Indian-born American physicist known for his work in fibre optics.[3][4][5][6] He was named as one of the seven 'Unsung Heroes' by Fortune in their 'Businessmen of the Century' issue (1999-11-22).[4][5][6] He is also known as "Father of Fiber Optics".[7][8] The term fibre optics was coined by Singh Kapany in 1956.[9] He is a former IOFS officer.[1]