Awards & Winners

Robert D. Maurer

Date of Birth 20-July-1924
Place of Birth Arkadelphia
(Clark County, Arkansas, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Robert Maurer
Profession Engineer
Dr. Robert D. Maurer is an American industrial physicist noted for his leadership in the invention of optical fiber.

Awards by Robert D. Maurer

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2000


National Medal of Technology and Innovation
(In 1970, Drs. Donald Keck, Robert Maurer, and Peter Schultz teamed up at the Corning Glass Corporation to co-invent low-loss fiber optic cable. Their invention has enabled the telecommunications revolution, rapidly transformed our society, the way we work, learn and live - and our expectations for the future. It is the basis for one of the largest, most dynamic industries in the world today.)