Science, Medicine & Engineering
Landmark
Thomas Mensah
1950 – 2024
Fourteen patents in fibre optics and nanotechnology
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Why they are here
His work made fibre optic cable manufacturable at scale, which is a large part of why the internet moves the way it does. Fourteen patents, and the US National Academy of Inventors in 2015.
Thomas Owusu Mensah was a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor whose work contributed to fibre optic manufacturing and to nanotechnology.
He held fourteen patents and was inducted into the United States National Academy of Inventors in 2015. He died on 27 March 2024.
He held fourteen patents and was inducted into the United States National Academy of Inventors in 2015. He died on 27 March 2024.
- Wikipedia — Thomas Mensah (engineer)
- New African Magazine — Thomas O. Mensah, the engineer who revolutionised the internet
- BlackPast — Thomas Mensah (1950– )
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