Peter Kuo

Prepared by Peter Lichang Kuo ( Chinese ) I. Overview My formal education ended with graduation from Tainan Municipal Park Elementary School . After that, I had to work 20 hours a day under intense pressure just to support a family of nine. From night school in junior high all the way to graduate school, I only managed to graduate at the top of my class with very short time in the school — I had almost no extra time on campus, no winter or summer breaks, and every day I had to stay on high alert to serve a demanding group of clients. Although I eventually earned the title of " Master of Precision Manufacturing ," the relentless, year-round work consumed my entire youth. As a result, the only person I can still clearly remember from my school days is my elementary school teacher, Mr. Chiu Sen-Jen. Mr. Chiu was exceptionally knowledgeable and well-read, often sharing stories about famous figures. One day, he mentioned the reasons behind Japan 's surrender in W...

Prepared by Peter Lichang Kuo ( Chinese ) I. Overview The Scripture says: " God is light ." (1 John 1:5) With God in your heart, even in darkness, there is no fear. " Photonics "—derived from " photon "—is a term that some may have encountered while reading " Kuo’s Journey: 60 Years of Industrial Transformation ." Someone asked, " What is a photon ?" The answer traces back to 1986, when we launched the " Rich Taiwan Plan ." At the time, Taiwan was facing a bottleneck in its industrial transformation during the early 1980s. Orders for portable transistor recorders, the lifeblood of the electronics industry, plummeted sharply. Walkman player orders were suddenly canceled overnight. American and Japanese companies either closed plant or relocated from Taiwan , leaving many unemployed. Some people, after months of job searching, lamented, " If I can’t find a job soon, I’ll have to become a taxi driver !" However, ...