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| Milestone Buildings Exist
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Yes
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| Milestone Distinguishing Features
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This breakthrough work established the opt … This breakthrough work established the optical fiber category. There were no similar achievements at the time of the invention. In recognition of this achievement, the three scientists responsible for inventing low-loss optical fiber – Dr. Robert Maurer, Dr. Peter Schultz, and Dr. Donald Keck – have been inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame and were awarded the National Medal of Technology. awarded the National Medal of Technology.
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| Milestone Obstacles Overcome
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During the mid-1960s, members of the Briti … During the mid-1960s, members of the British Post Office came to Corning seeking assistance in creating pure glass fiber optics. Their design required a single-mode fiber (100 micron diameter with a 0.75 micron core) having a total attenuation of about 20 dB/km. The very best bulk optical glasses of the day had attenuations of approximately 1,000 dB/km. This meant Corning’s scientists had to see an improvement in transparency of 1,098 in order to reach the 20 dB/km goal. It seemed impossible, but they did it, inventing an optical fiber with attenuation of 17 db/km. ptical fiber with attenuation of 17 db/km.
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| Milestone Present Site Owner
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Corning Incorporated
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| Milestone Site Access Details
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The area is secured by a gate. Corning Security will raise the gate for visitors wishing to park and view the plaque.
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| Milestone Site Description
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The plaque will be located at Corning’s Sullivan Park Research Center in the front of the Fundamental Research building, the site of the invention.
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| Milestone Site Owner Approval
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Yes +
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| Milestone proposal submitted
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false +
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| Proposed Milestone IEEE Section
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IEEE Photonics Society +
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| Proposed Milestone Location
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Sullivan Park Research Center, 1 Science Center Drive, Painted Post, NY
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| Proposed Milestone Name
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The world’s first low-loss optical fiber for telecommunications +
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| Proposed Milestone Year
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1966-1970 +
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