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Largest fiber optic Christmas tree - Hong Kong mall set world record

World Records Academy 11/27/2010 05:21
Largest fiber optic Christmas tree - Hong Kong mall set world record - world record - Hong Kong


Sir Charles K. Kao, fondly known as 'The Father of Fibre Optics', and the 'Godfather of Broadband' has unveiled a 70 feet-high Christmas tree containing over four million fibre optics that change colors wich sets the world record for the Largest fiber optic Christmas tree.



The Largest fiber optic Christmas tree in the world was switched on by Professor Charles Kao, the first person to publicly propose the use of fibre optics for communication.

The 2009 co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics developed Alzheimers disease several years ago where the proceeds from the mall's Christmas tree events will go towards a foundation set up in his name.

'It has a special meaning, as he invented optical fibre. I think he should feel very happy as a lot of this kind of optical fibre material was used to build a big tree like this,' said Clarence Chang, an employee at City University of Hong Kong.


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