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Charles K. Kao

Hong Kong-British-American physicist

Provider: Wikidata. These recorded connections are observations, not Counterpedia claims. They do not establish source support.

Data and provenance

Provider: Wikidata · Entity ID: Q16389

Release: sha256:f33228901a35b0683356002a46df9ceb11f399d05f17abb5c7c78256cbf38ba7

Graph membership is not truth. Each relation below is an observed typed edge the local Wikimedia graph bundle already materialized — not a corroborated, verified, or admitted claim. Bounded to 40 relations via an offset-index lookup (offset_index_binary_search), never a full scan of the bundle.Serving a published subset: joined entities + 1-hop neighborhood of 35,994 exact Wikipedia–Wikidata title matches. A subject that is not itself in that subset carries only the relations the subset recorded for it, so a small count here is the published scope and not a complete relationship inventory.

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1-hop relations (40+)

Observed adjacency only. Each spoke is a typed edge already materialized in the graph, labeled by its recorded predicate — graph proximity is not support, corroboration, or admission. The links below are the accessible, no-JavaScript path to the same neighbors.

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Identity & relations (6)

→ given name (P735)CharlesObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P735 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q2958359
→ family name (P734)GaoObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P734 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q713706
→ instance of (P31)humanObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P31 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q5
→ father (P22)Kao Chun-HsiangObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P22 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q8153759
→ sex or gender (P21)maleObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P21 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q6581097
← child (P40)Kao Chun-HsiangObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P40 · Direction: incoming · Entity ID: Q8153759

Dates & events (1)

→ date of death (P570)23 September 2018Observed
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P570 · Direction: outgoing

Occupation & roles (4)

→ field of work (P101)history of technologyObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P101 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q465352
→ field of work (P101)data transmissionObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P101 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q389772
→ occupation (P106)electrical engineerObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P106 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q1326886
→ occupation (P106)inventorObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P106 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q205375

Places (2)

→ country of citizenship (P27)United KingdomObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P27 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q145
→ country of citizenship (P27)Republic of ChinaObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P27 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q13426199

Organizations & affiliations (6)

→ employer (P108)Queen Mary University of LondonObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P108 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q195668
→ employer (P108)The Chinese University of Hong KongObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P108 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q15570
→ educated at (P69)University of LondonObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P69 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q170027
→ member of (P463)National Academy of EngineeringObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P463 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q1493021
→ member of (P463)Royal SocietyObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P463 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q123885
→ employer (P108)Imperial College LondonObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P108 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q189022

Other connections (20)

→ Relationship name unavailable (P6104)WikiProject PhysicsObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P6104 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q8487193
→ award received (P166)Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q18342538
→ Relationship name unavailable (P1038)Kao Ping-tseObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P1038 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q11197028
→ award received (P166)SPIE Gold MedalObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q8153695
→ award received (P166)Faraday MedalObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q1396110
→ award received (P166)honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong KongObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q63101620
→ award received (P166)Great Immigrants AwardObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q121359767
→ award received (P166)Nobel Prize in PhysicsObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q38104
→ described by source (P1343)Charles Kao, Nobel Laureate Who Revolutionized Fiber Optics, Dies at 84Observed
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P1343 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q81593898
→ cause of death (P509)Alzheimer's diseaseObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P509 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q11081
→ Relationship name unavailable (P2650)physicsObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P2650 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q413
→ award received (P166)IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial AwardObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q576885
→ award received (P166)James C. McGroddy Prize for New MaterialsObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q6130765
→ Relationship name unavailable (P6104)WikiProject Scientists and academicsObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P6104 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q21829616
→ Relationship name unavailable (P184)Harold BarlowObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P184 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q8153571
→ Relationship name unavailable (P551)ShanghaiObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P551 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q8686
← Relationship name unavailable (P185)Harold BarlowObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P185 · Direction: incoming · Entity ID: Q8153571
← Relationship name unavailable (P1346)Nobel Prize in PhysicsObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P1346 · Direction: incoming · Entity ID: Q38104
← named after (P138)Unnamed subjectObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P138 · Direction: incoming · Entity ID: Q151620
← main subject (P921)Charles Kao, Nobel Laureate Who Revolutionized Fiber Optics, Dies at 84Observed
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P921 · Direction: incoming · Entity ID: Q81593898

External identifiers (1)

→ Commons category (P373)Charles K. KaoObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P373 · Direction: outgoing

More relations exist beyond this bounded panel's cap of 40. This panel intentionally shows a small neighborhood, not the full graph.

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