Charles K. Kao
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009.
Born: 4, Nov, 1933, Shanghai, China
Died: 23, Sep, 2018, Hong Kong
Prize motivation: "for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication"
Affiliation at the time of the award: Standard Telecommunication Laboratories, Harlow, United Kingdom
Prize share: 1/2