ɪnvˈɛntᵻd fˈaɪbɚɹ ˈɑːptɪks ðæt ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌaɪzd lˌæpɐɹəskˈɑːpɪk ænd ˌɛndoʊskˈɑːpɪk sˈɜːdʒɚɹi, tˌɛlᵻkəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz, pˈaʊɚ tɹænsmˈɪʃən, ɛtsˈɛtɹə. nˈeɪmd æz wˈʌn ʌvðə sˈɛvən "ʌnsˈʌŋ hˈiəɹoʊz ʌvðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi" baɪ fˈɔːɹtʃʊn mˌæɡɐzˈiːn fɔːɹ hɪz noʊbˈɛl pɹˈaɪzdɪzˈɜːvɪŋ ɪnvˈɛnʃən.
Invented fibre optics that revolutionised laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery, telecommunications, power transmission, etc. Named as one of the seven "Unsung Heroes of the 20th century" by Fortune magazine for his Nobel Prize-deserving invention.