Dr. Narindra Singh Kapany is known as the "Father of Fiber Optics". He was born in 1926 in India and received his PhD from the University of London. As a scientist, he conducted pioneering research in fiber optics and other fields like lasers and biomedical instrumentation. He founded Optics Technology Inc. in 1960 and helped commercialize fiber optic technology. Throughout his career, Kapany has made over 100 scientific publications and holds many awards for his scientific and entrepreneurial achievements.

1. Biography of
NARINDRA SINGH
KAPANY
By- SHARDA SHARAN

2. Dr. NARINDRA SINGH KAPANY
Father of Fiber Optics

3. CONTENT
• EARLY LIFE
• CAREER
• SCIENTIST
• BUSINESSMAN & ENTREPRENEUR
• A MANOEUVER
• AWARDS
• REFERENCE

4. EARLY LIFE
 Born on 31 October,1926
 At Moga, Panjab India
 To a Shikh family
 Later got nationality of America
 A graduate of Agra university
 Completed advance studies in optics at the Imperial
college of science & technology London
 Received Ph.D. from the university of London in 1955

5. CAREER
 His career has spanned science. Entrepreneurship and
management academia, publishing lecturing and
farming.
 His personal interests include philanthropy, art
collecting, and sculpting.

6. SCIENTIST
 As a scientist, Dr. Kapany is acknowledged as the
father of fiber-optics.
 His research and inventions have encompassed lasers,
biomedical instrumentation, solar energy and
pollution monitoring.

7. BUSINESSMAN & ENTREPRENEUR
 Dr. Kapany has specialized in the processes of
innovation and the management of technology and
technology transfer.
 In 1960, he founded Optics Technology Inc. and was
Chairman of the Board, President, and Director of
Research for twelve years.

8. A MANOEUVER
Dr. Kapany has published over 100 scientific
papers and four books on opto-electronics and
entrepreneurship.
As a philanthropist, Dr. Kapany has been active in
education and the arts.
As an art collector, Dr. Kapany has specialized in
Sikh art.
As an artist, Dr. Kapany has created 40 "dynoptic"
sculptures.

9. AWARDS
He has received many awards
The Excellence 2000 Award
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
FREng in1998

10. The important thing is to be man of the world.
That’s what I have tried to be, and to a small
extent succeeded. But I like to do things for
people.
MESSAGE

11. REFERENCE
 Wikipedia
 www.sikhfoundation.org

12. THANK YOU