60 years of fiber optics: How a carrier of light you can’t see underlies much of the modern world

60 years of fiber optics: How a carrier of light you can’t see underlies much of the modern world

Fiber optics allow you to search the internet, text your friends and check your social media feeds. They also have geological, security and manufacturing applications.

Fiber optics, illustrated here, underpin much of modern communications. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images Imagine a world without internet, email, streaming services or social media. Imagine ha… [+7172 chars]