Ghanaian fibre optics inventor Dr. Thomas Mensah is dead

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Kyere Nimo 1 month ago

Oh God! my condolence to his family, may his soul rest in peace

Oh God! my condolence to his family, may his soul rest in peace
Abena DAPAAH is a THIEF 1 month ago

OMG!! MAY HIS SOUL RIPP. A BRILLIANT MIND WHOSE EFFORT TO CHANGE GHANA NEVER MATERIALIZED. AN ICON. CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY

OMG!! MAY HIS SOUL RIPP. A BRILLIANT MIND WHOSE EFFORT TO CHANGE GHANA NEVER MATERIALIZED. AN ICON. CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY
Rex 1 month ago

Abena Dapaah de3 Abena Dapaah is a thief,ckrcmfoc no nyinaa nenam hc ama cnyansafoc seyi ewu,may he RIP.

Abena Dapaah de3 Abena Dapaah is a thief,ckrcmfoc no nyinaa nenam hc ama cnyansafoc seyi ewu,may he RIP.
Dead ghanaians are the only good ones 1 month ago

Nice

Nice
Unpredictable Oye Onye Kwasi Atta 1 month ago

Very sad. My condolences to his family and friends. By the way, did he refund our 2 billion aborted Accra sky train money before departing to the ancestral World?

Very sad. My condolences to his family and friends. By the way, did he refund our 2 billion aborted Accra sky train money before departing to the ancestral World?
Mr Bones 1 month ago

Are you stupid or you don't do research,this man was jeered and bullied for trying to do things at cheaper prices. Your useless father is at home drinking apio,!

Are you stupid or you don't do research,this man was jeered and bullied for trying to do things at cheaper prices. Your useless father is at home drinking apio,!
Dr. Williams Obinkyereh 1 month ago

He did not promise a sky train. He promise to develop a Bullet Train in Ghana from Accra to the north. You are confused. Akufo-Addo promised a sky train. Go and collect the money from Akufo-Addo. This guy was a noble man. He ...
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He did not promise a sky train. He promise to develop a Bullet Train in Ghana from Accra to the north. You are confused. Akufo-Addo promised a sky train. Go and collect the money from Akufo-Addo. This guy was a noble man. He promise to develop a Bullet train with his money and his partners overseas. You are a confused man.
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 month ago

He died too early. Ofcourse, I suspect foul play im sure some ppl didn't like he often speaks with brash n conviction it rubbed them the wrong way ye gh ppl with little brains every little thing obtuse n upsets them. What was ...
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He died too early. Ofcourse, I suspect foul play im sure some ppl didn't like he often speaks with brash n conviction it rubbed them the wrong way ye gh ppl with little brains every little thing obtuse n upsets them. What was the autopsy? Food poisoning or he go chop cantankerous nyash
Historian 1 month ago

Thank you for correcting him/her, they like to comment on things they know nothing about!

Thank you for correcting him/her, they like to comment on things they know nothing about!
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 month ago

In this day n age any nation, CITY without skyscrapers, , STREET NAMES, HORIZONTAL N VERTICAL PLANNED STREETS is PRIMITIVE

In this day n age any nation, CITY without skyscrapers, , STREET NAMES, HORIZONTAL N VERTICAL PLANNED STREETS is PRIMITIVE
Kkk 1 month ago

Ghanaians are mourning

Ghanaians are mourning
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 month ago

He was deaded early became chose to reside in kumasiano lol food poison ppeeerrr

He was deaded early became chose to reside in kumasiano lol food poison ppeeerrr
Buertey 1 month ago

Oh no! May his soul R.I.P. So, our politicians didn't let his Railway network around the country never happened.

Shame on our politicians!

Oh no! May his soul R.I.P. So, our politicians didn't let his Railway network around the country never happened.

Shame on our politicians!
Freewill 1 month ago

Sorry for the lost. With his knowledge n inventions, all benefits to the usa. What's the status of our Ghanaian telecom and Internet system? Ghana has gems like this man but the wicked n greedy politicians have captured the s ...
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Sorry for the lost. With his knowledge n inventions, all benefits to the usa. What's the status of our Ghanaian telecom and Internet system? Ghana has gems like this man but the wicked n greedy politicians have captured the state from sound minds.
The Spear 1 month ago

He's NOT the inventor of fiber optics as captured in the headline. That's faulty attribution. It's a lie. Instead, he increased the manufacturing speed of the high quality fiber optics from e meters per second to 50 meters pe ...
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He's NOT the inventor of fiber optics as captured in the headline. That's faulty attribution. It's a lie. Instead, he increased the manufacturing speed of the high quality fiber optics from e meters per second to 50 meters per second.
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 month ago

And you spear what history have YOU made?

And you spear what history have YOU made?
Mr Bones 1 month ago

Meanwhile gyimi fuo old man who chopping girls and taking dollars in black bags are bathing in the sky. Nana addo please when will you also die , you see all the grown ups are dying

Meanwhile gyimi fuo old man who chopping girls and taking dollars in black bags are bathing in the sky. Nana addo please when will you also die , you see all the grown ups are dying
Ghanaboy, Dunkirk, Scotland 1 month ago

No no no no!

No no no no!
Snyder 1 month ago

You see your stupidity! Ass hole

You see your stupidity! Ass hole
SADLY HIS CALLS FELL ON DEAF EARS BECAUSE THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN LOOTED BY AKUFO-ADDO. 1 month ago

SADLY, THE PROF'S NAME DID NOT SOUND AKAN ENOUGH, SO NO ONE LISTENED TO HIS CALLS FOR GHANA TO MODERNIZE AND INDUSTRIALIZE FOR THE COMMON GOOD LIKE WHAT THE TAX-FREE GULF ARAB LEADERS HAVE DONE IN STYLE AND WITH COMMON SENSE. ...
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SADLY, THE PROF'S NAME DID NOT SOUND AKAN ENOUGH, SO NO ONE LISTENED TO HIS CALLS FOR GHANA TO MODERNIZE AND INDUSTRIALIZE FOR THE COMMON GOOD LIKE WHAT THE TAX-FREE GULF ARAB LEADERS HAVE DONE IN STYLE AND WITH COMMON SENSE. THE MONEY FOR GHANA'S DEVELOPMENT IS IN AKUFO-ADDO'S PERSONAL FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS. THE REST WAS USED FOR PRIVATE JETS AND FOR IMPORTING EXPENSIVE FLEET OF MERCEDES MAYBACH CARS, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE AKUFO-ADDO PROPERTIES WHEN HE RETIRES IN DECEMBER. THIS CAN ON
SADLY THE PROOF'S CALLS FELL ON DEAF EARS BECAUSE THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN LOOTED BY AKUFO-ADDO. 1 month ago

SADLY, THE PROF'S NAME DID NOT SOUND AKAN ENOUGH, SO NO ONE LISTENED TO HIS CALLS FOR GHANA TO MODERNIZE AND INDUSTRIALIZE FOR THE COMMON GOOD LIKE WHAT THE TAX-FREE GULF ARAB LEADERS HAVE DONE IN STYLE AND WITH COMMON SENSE. ...
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SADLY, THE PROF'S NAME DID NOT SOUND AKAN ENOUGH, SO NO ONE LISTENED TO HIS CALLS FOR GHANA TO MODERNIZE AND INDUSTRIALIZE FOR THE COMMON GOOD LIKE WHAT THE TAX-FREE GULF ARAB LEADERS HAVE DONE IN STYLE AND WITH COMMON SENSE. THE MONEY FOR GHANA'S DEVELOPMENT IS IN AKUFO-ADDO'S PERSONAL FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS. THE REST WAS USED FOR PRIVATE JETS AND FOR IMPORTING EXPENSIVE FLEET OF MERCEDES MAYBACH CARS, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE AKUFO-ADDO:S PROPERTIES WHEN HE RETIRES IN DECEMBER. THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN BANKRUPT HIGHLY INDEBTED GHANA.
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 month ago

Gh hospitals like abbattoir they will cut cut you like frytol bottle n beef

Gh hospitals like abbattoir they will cut cut you like frytol bottle n beef
OYOKOBA 1 month ago

Oh no. Too sad to hear of the passing of this Ghanaian hero. Though he lived much of his productive adult life abroad, the Ghanaian in him. never left. His inventions ranged around the world to benefit the whole of humanity a ...
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Oh no. Too sad to hear of the passing of this Ghanaian hero. Though he lived much of his productive adult life abroad, the Ghanaian in him. never left. His inventions ranged around the world to benefit the whole of humanity and raised the profile of the black man. That good things come in black too. He put his KNUST education out there for the world to know that we are fully capable of bringing inventors and innovators. May his soul rest in peace. May his initiatives and inventions continue forward ever.
KT 1 month ago

In ghana you’ll die with your ideas RIP

In ghana you’ll die with your ideas RIP
RIP SIR 1 month ago

Rest in Peace Dr
You have lived your live well, this is the funeral we should be mourning not the Thief John Kumah who stole Covid 19 monies and God cursed him to death.

Rest in Peace Dr
You have lived your live well, this is the funeral we should be mourning not the Thief John Kumah who stole Covid 19 monies and God cursed him to death.
Mawuenyega 1 month ago

Those fools who does say bikini bey3den should come and read here

Those fools who does say bikini bey3den should come and read here
Emmanuel 1 month ago

Dr Mensah rest in peace with the Lord. It was a bit too soon, now that he was home helping his country. Let's hope there was no foul play here.

Dr Mensah rest in peace with the Lord. It was a bit too soon, now that he was home helping his country. Let's hope there was no foul play here.
kanawu 1 month ago

Another son of Asante land.
Where will Ghana be without the Asante's

Another son of Asante land.
Where will Ghana be without the Asante's
Billy Bunter 1 month ago

Ghana would be like Heaven on Earth if we didn't have to live next to you uncircumcised and uncouth savages!

Ghana would be like Heaven on Earth if we didn't have to live next to you uncircumcised and uncouth savages!
Kweku 1 month ago

Kwasea stop taking credit for other peoples effort. Do ur own

Kwasea stop taking credit for other peoples effort. Do ur own
John Awulae 1 month ago

Billy, then who'll feed your people?

Billy, then who'll feed your people?
Muntari 1 month ago

Ghana wouldn't be Heaven without Ashantis because bigots like you would find someone else to blame for your inadequacy. Kusasis and Mamprusis fighting in Bawku, wouldn't hold Ghana back but Ashantis will?
I hope Ashanti King ...
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Ghana wouldn't be Heaven without Ashantis because bigots like you would find someone else to blame for your inadequacy. Kusasis and Mamprusis fighting in Bawku, wouldn't hold Ghana back but Ashantis will?
I hope Ashanti Kingdom secedes from this stupid country.
Historian 1 month ago

Muntari, please hurry up. The rest of the country is sick and tired of the concert. The Volta region which is despised by Akufo Addo is trying to leave but is being held hostage so that its people can continue to be abused by ...
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Muntari, please hurry up. The rest of the country is sick and tired of the concert. The Volta region which is despised by Akufo Addo is trying to leave but is being held hostage so that its people can continue to be abused by one tribe.
Joe Inkala 1 month ago

Stupid fool u r. Instead of mourning a great man u r still showing us that u r a bigot. Why don't u declare ourselves independent n see if the rest of Ghana will survive. Kwasia.

Stupid fool u r. Instead of mourning a great man u r still showing us that u r a bigot. Why don't u declare ourselves independent n see if the rest of Ghana will survive. Kwasia.
Bastie Asantefourhene 1 month ago

Asantes are Ghana’s main problem. Ghana would be prosperous without you nation wreckers, who hated Kwame Nkrumah.

The Genesis of every problem of this country is attributed to you and your cocaine ex Canadian criminal , ...
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Asantes are Ghana’s main problem. Ghana would be prosperous without you nation wreckers, who hated Kwame Nkrumah.

The Genesis of every problem of this country is attributed to you and your cocaine ex Canadian criminal , Kwasia Tutu II. You give me a reason to pounce on you with such nauseating comments.
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 month ago

Asantes are Gh main problem. Inwardly very Inwardly ppl, me included. Actually I'm lying in not Inwardly with low self esteem neither do I use my Inwardly , selfish attitude to mask my primitive behavior like my fellow brethr ...
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Asantes are Gh main problem. Inwardly very Inwardly ppl, me included. Actually I'm lying in not Inwardly with low self esteem neither do I use my Inwardly , selfish attitude to mask my primitive behavior like my fellow brethren. Just read Gh history n see the architects of ttaitorship and backstabbing, backbiting, 2 face snakes, quick to marry oyibo women or bleach lol gyimifuo
spazza 1 month ago

Hahaha..constipated ,broke mofo.Keep spewing crap then drown in your toilet

Hahaha..constipated ,broke mofo.Keep spewing crap then drown in your toilet
Test 2 1 month ago

MAY HE REST IN PEACE
WHY ASHANTI IS UNDEVELOPED
AND ALL THE CROOK ASANTES HAVE INVADED ACCRA THE ONLY BEAUTIFUL DEVELOPED REGION IN THE WHOLE GHANA IS ACCRA THEE LAND OF THE GA PEOPLE
YOU CORRUPT ASHANTI POLITICIANS IT I ...
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MAY HE REST IN PEACE
WHY ASHANTI IS UNDEVELOPED
AND ALL THE CROOK ASANTES HAVE INVADED ACCRA THE ONLY BEAUTIFUL DEVELOPED REGION IN THE WHOLE GHANA IS ACCRA THEE LAND OF THE GA PEOPLE
YOU CORRUPT ASHANTI POLITICIANS IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO USE THE GHANA STOLEN MONEY TO DEVELOP ASANTEMAN AND STOP INVADING ACCRA WITH YOUR BUSH LIKE BEHAVIOURS OK
SEE WOATI
Kwaseafunu 1 month ago

It is Asantefuo who have made Accra what it is. Kwasea

It is Asantefuo who have made Accra what it is. Kwasea
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 month ago

What about kumasi where we are from? They left their homes to go make Accra what it is as you say is that wise or stupid? Wat about where you from? Gyimifuo

What about kumasi where we are from? They left their homes to go make Accra what it is as you say is that wise or stupid? Wat about where you from? Gyimifuo
spazza 1 month ago

Our resources were also used by your colonial masters to develop your region.shallap

Our resources were also used by your colonial masters to develop your region.shallap
Ghana Boy 1 month ago

Without Ashantis Ghana would've eliminated killing innocent people and using their skulls to bury their so called kings

Without Ashantis Ghana would've eliminated killing innocent people and using their skulls to bury their so called kings
Trotro 1 month ago

This one needs a State and global attention not John Kuma, politically millionaires.

This one needs a State and global attention not John Kuma, politically millionaires.
RIP!!! 1 month ago

So sad to learn of the death of this great Ghanaian. I only once met him and I was enthralled by how his mind works. May another rise in his stead for the benefit of Africa.

RIP sir.

So sad to learn of the death of this great Ghanaian. I only once met him and I was enthralled by how his mind works. May another rise in his stead for the benefit of Africa.

RIP sir.
Akut 1 month ago

May your soul rest in peace. You would have lived longer and enjoy your retirement if you had stay abroad and visited Ghana frequently. Over the years you lose your immunity to so many gems and it is difficult to build it bac ...
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May your soul rest in peace. You would have lived longer and enjoy your retirement if you had stay abroad and visited Ghana frequently. Over the years you lose your immunity to so many gems and it is difficult to build it back at an advanced stage. Life well lived, we thank God for your life.
Nana 1 month ago

And bad air quality. The dirty factories from India and China are moving to Ghana and killing the people through air pollution.

And bad air quality. The dirty factories from India and China are moving to Ghana and killing the people through air pollution.
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 month ago

The environment is dirty n breeds mosquitoes and diseases not good for children and the elderly he shoukd have stayed in America you can watch Ghana on TV

The environment is dirty n breeds mosquitoes and diseases not good for children and the elderly he shoukd have stayed in America you can watch Ghana on TV
Kwaku 1 month ago

What actually killed the man? The public need to know. The cover up is too much in Ghana. Ghanaian reporter should tell Ghanaians what actually took the man's life.

What actually killed the man? The public need to know. The cover up is too much in Ghana. Ghanaian reporter should tell Ghanaians what actually took the man's life.
Thomas 1 month ago

No world major news has reported this. Ghana's Musk is gone. I doubt if the success stories about him is really true because he's not known and never received a Nobel Prize.

No world major news has reported this. Ghana's Musk is gone. I doubt if the success stories about him is really true because he's not known and never received a Nobel Prize.
wofa yaw 1 month ago

Please since we are in the internet age where don't you read from wikipedia.

Please since we are in the internet age where don't you read from wikipedia.
Kwadwo Kyei 1 month ago

Elon Musk has also not been awarded a Nobel Prize yet. Maybe the great Ghanaian high achiever would have been given his rightful recognition in due course had he not been taken away from us so soon. May he rest in peace.

Elon Musk has also not been awarded a Nobel Prize yet. Maybe the great Ghanaian high achiever would have been given his rightful recognition in due course had he not been taken away from us so soon. May he rest in peace.
Leinz 1 month ago

God is the giver and taker .May his soul rest in peace, he was a global icon.may God provide the coutry with hudreds of his kind.

God is the giver and taker .May his soul rest in peace, he was a global icon.may God provide the coutry with hudreds of his kind.
Citizen Watch 1 month ago

May His Soul Rest In Peace. He was a great man!

May His Soul Rest In Peace. He was a great man!
Edward adu 1 month ago

Definitely the hospitals in ghana are very bad run by doctors who do not care and I am sure he could have survive in the USA .

Definitely the hospitals in ghana are very bad run by doctors who do not care and I am sure he could have survive in the USA .
Kwaku 1 month ago

How sure are you that hw would have survived in th US. Is it the case that everybody who gets ill inntge US survives?. Please let's stop talking down everything Ghana. I know that some of these people know they are dieing so ...
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How sure are you that hw would have survived in th US. Is it the case that everybody who gets ill inntge US survives?. Please let's stop talking down everything Ghana. I know that some of these people know they are dieing so they come home to die. Why don't they stay in the US and survive. Do you know the US medical system.than the man himself
ankoma 1 month ago

Me daase Kwaku. Most ghanafour living in the US and Europe think they have the best health system in the world . That is a blatant lie. Cuba health system is even better than that of the USA. Are nobody dieing in the US? Some ...
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Me daase Kwaku. Most ghanafour living in the US and Europe think they have the best health system in the world . That is a blatant lie. Cuba health system is even better than that of the USA. Are nobody dieing in the US? Some ghanaians even leave USA for Ghana because of health issue. This Doctor is over 70 years, his demise has nothing to do with his location.This is a wake up call to all ghanaians in the diaspora to move very fast when you want to help the mother land. Thomas Mensah waited too long to help Ghana , though he still has a very good heart for Ghana even in his advance age. My condolences to the family.
ST Ghfuo: Gh leaders are not enlightened 1 month ago

Ankoma, something or someone killed him In gh mosquitoes wil fed on you. Dust, funky smells most areas are breeding grfor diseases n children and the elderly have weak immune systems n we have sanitation minister n health mi ...
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Ankoma, something or someone killed him In gh mosquitoes wil fed on you. Dust, funky smells most areas are breeding grfor diseases n children and the elderly have weak immune systems n we have sanitation minister n health mi istry stealing pregnant women sleeping on floors gh leaders are MORONS. THIS GUY WAS PROBABLY SPEAKING AGAINST THE ELITE, THE STATUS QUO THEY HATED HIM N POISINED HIS STAR BEER OR DIEHUO YOU DONT KNOW 3 FACE GHPPL LOL WHEN IN THE MIDSOF GHPPL SLEEP WITH 1 EYE OPEN. IN THE MIDST OF NIGERIANS SLEEP WOTH BITH EYES OPEN
HOPE ITS NOT TRUE 1 month ago

HOPE ITS FAKE NEWS

HOPE ITS FAKE NEWS
CORNEY 1 month ago

Ghanaweb, we’re in an era of technology, that guy is not NOT inventor of Fiber Optics. We don’t need these lies, he lied, do your own research.

Ghanaweb, we’re in an era of technology, that guy is not NOT inventor of Fiber Optics. We don’t need these lies, he lied, do your own research.
wofa yaw 1 month ago

Please read from wikipedia.

Please read from wikipedia.
Kofi Mensah 1 month ago

HE IS NOT !!!!

When Fibre Optics was invented, the ma was still s student at KNUST. I know him personally.

Howver, he was part of research scientist who used the aloready existing fibre optics to boost the speed of th ...
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HE IS NOT !!!!

When Fibre Optics was invented, the ma was still s student at KNUST. I know him personally.

Howver, he was part of research scientist who used the aloready existing fibre optics to boost the speed of the internet.

The internet itself was invented at the CERN in 1989, by the British Tim Berners-Lee, who developed a system to share research work among research colleagues.

Google Tim B Lee to see the firts ever webserver that he deveoped.
Kofi Mensah 1 month ago

Google for Harold Hopkins and Narinder Singh Kapany to get the facts.

The two invented fibre optica in 1954, when Dr Menash was still a small boy.

In the year 1979, I personally took lectures on Fibre Optics being part ...
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Google for Harold Hopkins and Narinder Singh Kapany to get the facts.

The two invented fibre optica in 1954, when Dr Menash was still a small boy.

In the year 1979, I personally took lectures on Fibre Optics being part of Electronics Engineering at KNUST. My professors were Dr Palme & Dr Asafua Jackson.

Dr Mensah was a student at that time, I think two years ahead of me.
Selfmade KING 1 month ago

True but he improved on it tho

It was an Indian tho who invented it tho

True but he improved on it tho

It was an Indian tho who invented it tho
Kofi Mensah 1 month ago

Singh Kapany is the Indian

Singh is a common name in India like Osei, Asante, Ebo, Okais in Ghana.

Singh Kapany is the Indian

Singh is a common name in India like Osei, Asante, Ebo, Okais in Ghana.
Trokosi jealous idiot 1 month ago

Cellphone and computer use won't be the same today had it not been his work. Fibre optics had been invented, but his work made it more efficient and useful than what it was. It's like comparing Windows 4 to Windows 11 of toda ...
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Cellphone and computer use won't be the same today had it not been his work. Fibre optics had been invented, but his work made it more efficient and useful than what it was. It's like comparing Windows 4 to Windows 11 of today or even the early Apple Mckintosh computers that existed in the early 80s to what exist now
Fibre optics was virtually useless before his work 1 month ago

Fibre optics was virtually useless before his work to make it efficient. I don't know you have any idea how phone calls were placed to Ghana even in the early eighties before his work that improved communication on any field. ...
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Fibre optics was virtually useless before his work to make it efficient. I don't know you have any idea how phone calls were placed to Ghana even in the early eighties before his work that improved communication on any field. In the early 80s calls to Ghana had to go through London before it was re-routed to Ghana at a very expensive cost. If the man was an Ewe, you will be singing his praises
He should have been in the US 1 month ago

Our stupid slay queen nurses always killing people. So much frustration in Gh. Maybhis soul rest in peace.

Our stupid slay queen nurses always killing people. So much frustration in Gh. Maybhis soul rest in peace.
Capo 1 month ago

Mother Ghana will forever remember ur contributions to it development, papa may you find favour before the Mighty King .r i p

Mother Ghana will forever remember ur contributions to it development, papa may you find favour before the Mighty King .r i p
Chef 1 month ago

May his soul rest in peace

May his soul rest in peace
Joy 1 month ago

The powerful man is gone.

The powerful man is gone.
Dr Atta Sam 1 month ago

The use of light pulses to transmit data through cables from one place to another is known as fiber optic communication. Compared to many other forms of data transmission, fiber optics has exceptionally low data loss, a lack ...
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The use of light pulses to transmit data through cables from one place to another is known as fiber optic communication. Compared to many other forms of data transmission, fiber optics has exceptionally low data loss, a lack of power issues when traveling long distances and carries a much higher amount of data. Telecommunications and the Internet have been greatly influenced by fiber optics technologies which have allowed those industries to mature with more robust products and services.

With the arrival of February comes the return of our celebration of Black History Month, where we profile innovations by African-American inventors that have shaped our world for the better. Last year, we published profiles of Granville T. Woods, known as “the Black Edison,” who invented induction telegraphy for preventing railroad collisions. We also profiled George Washington Carver, known as “God’s Scientist.” We also researched the patent activities of
THINK TWICE. 1 month ago

All the useful ones are dying leaving these nation wreckers behind, to continue to plunder the nation some more.

All the useful ones are dying leaving these nation wreckers behind, to continue to plunder the nation some more.
Isaac Frempong 1 month ago

We have lost a great man RIP I work in Canada as an engineer and because of him the white people respect me. Some of the engineers went to school in USA and they know him they says he was very sma ...
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We have lost a great man RIP I work in Canada as an engineer and because of him the white people respect me. Some of the engineers went to school in USA and they know him they says he was very smart man. Dr rest in peace. Your school mate in Canada miss you ,Ghana has lost a great man.
Gyanfua 1 month ago

NO ONE CAN EVER DO GOOD FOR GHANA IF U ARE NOT IN THE NPP AKYEM GOOD BOOKS.. YOU WILL FAIL OR ELMIN!TED

NO ONE CAN EVER DO GOOD FOR GHANA IF U ARE NOT IN THE NPP AKYEM GOOD BOOKS.. YOU WILL FAIL OR ELMIN!TED
Banahene 1 month ago

Really bad, he couldn't finish all the projects began in Ghana. Am very sad to hear this evening.

Really bad, he couldn't finish all the projects began in Ghana. Am very sad to hear this evening.
Sly USA 1 month ago

Good people are never exposed on the social network for fellow citizens to hear about Few days ago when Ghana internet got disrupted nothing was mentioned about this brilliant man of our own rather thief ,corrupt politici ...
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Good people are never exposed on the social network for fellow citizens to hear about Few days ago when Ghana internet got disrupted nothing was mentioned about this brilliant man of our own rather thief ,corrupt politician some of whom never heard of fiber optic came on air to display their ignorance . RIP Dr Mensa
Kofi Mensah 1 month ago

Remember: EMPTY cans make most noise.

Which serious person would leave their work aside and fool around on the social media?

Remember: EMPTY cans make most noise.

Which serious person would leave their work aside and fool around on the social media?
dashiki 1 month ago

Unfortunately when this man returned a couple of years ago, i suspected our health care system will fail him. Sadly, that has been the case. how long, mother Ghana? Where did Kofi Annan die or JJ Rawlings or Attah Mills or Am ...
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Unfortunately when this man returned a couple of years ago, i suspected our health care system will fail him. Sadly, that has been the case. how long, mother Ghana? Where did Kofi Annan die or JJ Rawlings or Attah Mills or Amissah Arthur?
Sad eh
ankoma 1 month ago

Daahika! Stop this kind of infantile argument . Kofi Annan didnt die in Ghana . Is nobody dieing in the USA or Europe? A 74 year old man is dead and this is all u can type about our health system ? People are being saved in o ...
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Daahika! Stop this kind of infantile argument . Kofi Annan didnt die in Ghana . Is nobody dieing in the USA or Europe? A 74 year old man is dead and this is all u can type about our health system ? People are being saved in our hospitals on daily basis,is our health system one of the best?Far from it.Are some ghanaians not leaving USA and Europe because of health issue? Thomas Mensa at 74 is dead,unfortunate ,he waited too long to help Ghana.RIP!
Bitter truth#1 1 month ago

Awww, this is a big loss to mother Ghana..very sad..was this man sick? Very brilliant and intelligent man..aww we keep loosing brilliant people in our society because of poor healthcare..Ghana Govt, build standard hospitals o ...
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Awww, this is a big loss to mother Ghana..very sad..was this man sick? Very brilliant and intelligent man..aww we keep loosing brilliant people in our society because of poor healthcare..Ghana Govt, build standard hospitals oooo Tom..Build hospitals like the standard of UGMC..awww, what a tragic loss..Some of these deaths could have been prevented if we have work class hospitals..my condolences to the family..am so sad..this man has a vision to help transform Ghana..
Bitter truth 1 month ago

*correction some of these deaths could have been prevented if there are world class hospitals..awww this is so painful..this man was on a mission to transform Ghana for good..Fellow Ghanaians, sometimes let’s take care of o ...
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*correction some of these deaths could have been prevented if there are world class hospitals..awww this is so painful..this man was on a mission to transform Ghana for good..Fellow Ghanaians, sometimes let’s take care of our health..a healthy nation is a wealthy nation..How far with nana Addo’s agenda 111, anaaa ato nsuom..Awww Mr Mensah,Ghana will forever miss you..
C.B Agyeman 1 month ago

Oh,hmmm! It saddens my heart.Am heart broken.May his beautiful soul find a peaceful resting place in the bosom of his maker."Dasebre,nante yie"

Oh,hmmm! It saddens my heart.Am heart broken.May his beautiful soul find a peaceful resting place in the bosom of his maker."Dasebre,nante yie"
Anim 1 month ago

Apart from making names for themselves, we don't see what contributions these people have done for Ghana. When they die you announce their dead body to us.

Apart from making names for themselves, we don't see what contributions these people have done for Ghana. When they die you announce their dead body to us.
ATA 1 month ago

May he rest peacefully

May he rest peacefully
WaLL 1 month ago

May He Rest in Peace.but,his name do not appear in Wikipedia as fibre optic inventors!!

May He Rest in Peace.but,his name do not appear in Wikipedia as fibre optic inventors!!
Kwabs, London 1 month ago

Ghana hospitals are slaughter houses. You go there and you never come back alive.Incompetent nurses and doctors are killing Ghanaians left and right. So sad!!!

Ghana hospitals are slaughter houses. You go there and you never come back alive.Incompetent nurses and doctors are killing Ghanaians left and right. So sad!!!
Afutuo 1 month ago

6,000 Ghanaian nurses arrived UK 2023 alone to work on your backyard so watch out if ur good to tarnish our undeveloped country Ghana.kwasea

6,000 Ghanaian nurses arrived UK 2023 alone to work on your backyard so watch out if ur good to tarnish our undeveloped country Ghana.kwasea
OGyam 1 month ago

@Kwabs, the perpetual fool! There are thousands of British, American, Germans, French etc who die everyday at the age of 74. Bob Marley, died in his 30s in a German hospital. Will you classify them as incompetent as well? T ...
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@Kwabs, the perpetual fool! There are thousands of British, American, Germans, French etc who die everyday at the age of 74. Bob Marley, died in his 30s in a German hospital. Will you classify them as incompetent as well? The funny thing is, Fools like you hardly reason or think before spewing out complete rubbish. What a fool you are!
Chris 1 month ago

RIPP Doc,

RIPP Doc,
Kojo 1 month ago

What kind of inventor is he? The man was a loud mouth. Didnt do all. Always begging for money.
If he invented fibre optic he would have been working with the big boys.
Just a waste of oxygen, good riddance

What kind of inventor is he? The man was a loud mouth. Didnt do all. Always begging for money.
If he invented fibre optic he would have been working with the big boys.
Just a waste of oxygen, good riddance
Dee 1 month ago

Fiber optics man the best here in America

Fiber optics man the best here in America
Kwadwo Kyei 1 month ago

Didn't do all? The man never claimed to have done all, whatever this means. You are insulting a brilliant and accomplished man whom you never even knew. And it's all because he comes from the wrong tribe. Thank God. Dr Mensah ...
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Didn't do all? The man never claimed to have done all, whatever this means. You are insulting a brilliant and accomplished man whom you never even knew. And it's all because he comes from the wrong tribe. Thank God. Dr Mensah's intellectual contributions to society will be judged by worthier persons. Your vile ranting won't make any difference whatsoever.
muntari 1 month ago

are you sure he was the inventor ???

are you sure he was the inventor ???
Gary Houston 1 month ago

My deepest condolences to his family and Ghana

My deepest condolences to his family and Ghana
Anthony Adusei 1 month ago

So sad.
May his soul rest in peace. Ghana has lost an icon.

Because the family did not share with Nigel he did not prophesy this.

So sad.
May his soul rest in peace. Ghana has lost an icon.

Because the family did not share with Nigel he did not prophesy this.
Tanking 1 month ago

Rest in perfect peace Sir

Rest in perfect peace Sir
Rex. 1 month ago

There should have been license copyright premium pay to him and nation by gaint telecommunications companies who use his works but I don't think, there exist nothing of such?

There should have been license copyright premium pay to him and nation by gaint telecommunications companies who use his works but I don't think, there exist nothing of such?
NPP NEVER AGAIN 1 month ago

HAS HE SOLVED ANY OF GHANANAS PROBLEM? LETS THINK PLS

HAS HE SOLVED ANY OF GHANANAS PROBLEM? LETS THINK PLS
NDC FINGERPRINTS, NDC FINGERPRINTS, NDC FINGERPRINTS, NDC FINGERPRINTS, STILL WE DO NOT KNOW HOW ATTA MILLS DIED!!!! 1 month ago

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YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT NDC IS DESPERATE AND COULD BE BEHIND THIS. THEY ARE ANTI-EVERYTHING GOOD, WHETHER HUMAN BEING, GOOD IDEAS, AGAINST ANYTHING THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY.
REMEMBER ATTA MILLS, STILL WE DO NOT KNOW HOW HE DIED. STRANGE ISN'T IT?
Citizen 1 month ago

Hmmm!The thought of him came to mind few days ago as I was thinking of great men and women of our motherland.Dr Mensah.We are thankful to Lord for your life full of dedication to humanity.Rest well sir .

Hmmm!The thought of him came to mind few days ago as I was thinking of great men and women of our motherland.Dr Mensah.We are thankful to Lord for your life full of dedication to humanity.Rest well sir .
THESE TWO AKANS THIEVES FUCK EACH OTHER 1 month ago

SADLY, PROF'S NAME DID NOT SOUND AKAN ENOUGH, SO NO ONE TO HIS CALLS FOR GHANA TO MODERNIZE AND INDUSTRIALIZE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL. THE MONEY FOR GHANA'S DEVELOPMENT OS IN AKUFO-ADDO PERSONAL FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS. THE REST WA ...
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SADLY, PROF'S NAME DID NOT SOUND AKAN ENOUGH, SO NO ONE TO HIS CALLS FOR GHANA TO MODERNIZE AND INDUSTRIALIZE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL. THE MONEY FOR GHANA'S DEVELOPMENT OS IN AKUFO-ADDO PERSONAL FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS. THE REST WAS USED FOR PRIVATE JETS AND FOR IMPORTING EXPENSIVE FLEET OF MERCEDES MAYBACH CARS, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE AKUFO-ADDO PROPERTIES WHEN HE RETIRES IN DECEMBER. THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN GHANA.
SADLY HIS CALLS FELL ON DEAF EARS BECAUSE THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN LOOTED BY AKUFO-ADDO. 1 month ago

SADLY, PROF'S NAME DID NOT SOUND AKAN ENOUGH, SO NO ONE LISTENED TO HIS CALLS FOR GHANA TO MODERNIZE AND INDUSTRIALIZE FOR THE COMMON GOOD LIKE WHAT THE TAX-FREE GULF ARAB LEADERS HAVE DONE IN STYLE ANS WITH COMMON SENSE. THE ...
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SADLY, PROF'S NAME DID NOT SOUND AKAN ENOUGH, SO NO ONE LISTENED TO HIS CALLS FOR GHANA TO MODERNIZE AND INDUSTRIALIZE FOR THE COMMON GOOD LIKE WHAT THE TAX-FREE GULF ARAB LEADERS HAVE DONE IN STYLE ANS WITH COMMON SENSE. THE MONEY FOR GHANA'S DEVELOPMENT OS IN AKUFO-ADDO PERSONAL FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS. THE REST WAS USED FOR PRIVATE JETS AND FOR IMPORTING EXPENSIVE FLEET OF MERCEDES MAYBACH CARS, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE AKUFO-ADDO PROPERTIES WHEN HE RETIRES IN DECEMBER. THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN GHANA.
DrG 1 month ago

Rest in peace Prof!

Rest in peace Prof!
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Dallas 1 month ago

We mourn his loss as a Ghanaian but he is not the inventor of the optical fiber. He contributed as chemical engineer in the US to increase the manufacturing speed from 2 meters per second to 50 meters per second. That's his c ...
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We mourn his loss as a Ghanaian but he is not the inventor of the optical fiber. He contributed as chemical engineer in the US to increase the manufacturing speed from 2 meters per second to 50 meters per second. That's his contribution.
Gozzo 1 month ago

Has he trained any Ghanaian to continue his legacy, Rip

Has he trained any Ghanaian to continue his legacy, Rip
Mikey 1 month ago

May his soul rest in peace

May his soul rest in peace
ROGUE LAWYER 1 month ago

JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!

JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!
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What a loss!!!!!!! 1 month ago

Oh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ama Nakuah 1 month ago

Don’t you do your due diligence as a news organization? This man was a fraud. He doesn’t even have a patent on what he claims to have invented. Do the research and find out the truth. Ghanaians are so gullible and easily ...
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Don’t you do your due diligence as a news organization? This man was a fraud. He doesn’t even have a patent on what he claims to have invented. Do the research and find out the truth. Ghanaians are so gullible and easily manipulated and influenced by fraudulent claims.
Awuradebasa 1 month ago

Tell us what you found about his claim

Tell us what you found about his claim
Ghanaba 1 month ago

Ghanaians always have a way of telling lies and laying claims and also twisting history. Lets be careful as a country

Ghanaians always have a way of telling lies and laying claims and also twisting history. Lets be careful as a country
Breda 1 month ago

If you are a real developer who really wants to build something extraordinary in Ghana here try as much as possible to avoid association with npp party or Government because they are enemies of Ghana's progress so they wi ...
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If you are a real developer who really wants to build something extraordinary in Ghana here try as much as possible to avoid association with npp party or Government because they are enemies of Ghana's progress so they will make sure your dreams will never see a daylight in this country that's what they do best hmmm
jerry gogo 1 month ago

Most missed, surely!

Most missed, surely!
Kojo 1 month ago

Deserves a state burial

Deserves a state burial
Awuradebasa 1 month ago

So sad
Ghana didn’t the real usage of his intelligence because he spent most of his life in the USA.
Rest in peace big brother

So sad
Ghana didn’t the real usage of his intelligence because he spent most of his life in the USA.
Rest in peace big brother

Ghanaian fibre optics inventor Dr. Thomas Mensah is dead

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