David Hon, Chinese-American, is a well-known American aerospace expert, laser physicist and entrepreneur. Born in Shaoguan, Guangdong in 1941, he moved to Hong Kong with his parents at the age of 9 and immigrated to the United States at the age of 19. He completed his studies at the University of California, Berkeley College, Los Angeles College, and the University of Southern California, where he received his Ph.D. in physics.

Dr. David Hon was a keen and studious scholar, who scored highest on the IQ test at the University of California, Berkeley, and obtained the UCLA doctoral qualification joint examination, and was promoted to the youngest assistant professor of physics at California State University at the age of 26. In 1972, Dr. David Hon was hired by Hughes Aircraft Company, the world's top aerospace technology company, to lead some of the earliest tactical laser research and development, and became a highly respected leader in laser technology during the "space race" period in the 70s. 

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