Tsuneo Nakahara

is a communications engineer, executive advisor to the CEO of Sumitomo Electric. He was one of the main researchers contributing to the development of optical fiber technology.

He earned his B.E. in 1953 and his Ph.D. in 1961, both in electrical engineering, from the University of Tokyo.

Nakahara has long been active in the IEEE; he is an IEEE Life Fellow and has served in a number of positions. In 2002, he received the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal.

External links

* [http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs_iportals/iportals/aboutus/history_center/oral_history/pdfs/Nakahara205.pdf Tsuneo Nakahara Oral History (PDF)] at IEEE History Center, dated May 20 1994.

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NAME = Nakahara, Tsuneo
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Electrical engineer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH = Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan
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