Template:Did you know nominations/Zhang Xu (engineer)

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:26, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Zhang Xu (engineer)

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• ... that Zhang Xu played a major role in developing fiber-optic communication in China? Source:History of Modern Optics and Optoelectronics Development in China p. 211 and Chinese-language sources in article

• Reviewed: Raja ibn Haywa

Created by Zanhe (talk). Self-nominated at 04:33, 25 June 2019 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough, with an interesting citation. QPQ present. Unfortunately, I can't even get to the English-language source. It certainly seems this guy was a trailblazer in certain aspects of Chinese telecommunications, but it should be good AGF. Raymie (t • c) 02:50, 1 July 2019 (UTC)