About Narinder Singh KapanyNarinder Singh Kapany (born 31 October 1926 in Moga, Punjab, India) is an Indian-born American physicist known for his work in fiber optics. He was named as one of the seven 'Unsung Heroes' by Fortune magazine in their ‘Businessmen of the Century’ issue (1999-11-22).
Early life
Narinder Singh was born in Punjab, India and educated in India. Kapany has lived in the United States for forty-five years. In 1952, this earlier work led Kapany to conduct studies that led to the invention of optical fiber. A graduate of Agra University, India, he completed advanced studies in optics, and Ph.D. degree at Imperial College London in 1955.
His father was younger brother of S. Gurcharan Singh Kapany, a great philanthropist of Ambala Cantt, and that's how his connection with Ambala Cantt where he spent many holidays.
His career has spanned science, entrepreneurship and management, academia, publishing, lecturing, and farming. His personal interests include philanthropy, art collecting, and sculpting.
Kapany is considered as one of the founders of fiber optics. His research and inventions have encompassed fiber-optics communications, lasers, biomedical instrumentation, solar energy and pollution monitoring. He has over one hundred patents, and was a member of the National Inventors Council. He has received many awards including 'The Excellence 2000 Award' from the USA Pan-Asian American Chamber of Commerce in 1998. He is a Fellow of numerous scientific societies including the British Royal Academy of Engineering, the Optical Society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Kapany lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Satinder. His son, Rajinder, is a hi-tech executive; and his daughter, Kiren, is an attorney and filmmaker.
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