Filipino scientist and their contribute
Angel Alcala is behind the invention of artifical coral reefs used for fisheries in Southeast Asia.
Arturo Alcaraz is a volcanologist specializing in geothermal energy development.
Benjamin Almeda designed a food-processing machine.
Ramon Barba invented practical flower induction treatments.
Doctor Benjamin Cabrera has developed innovations in drug treatments against diseases caused by
mosquitoes and agricultural soil.
Paulo Campos built the first radioisotope laboratory in the Philippines.
Filipino Physicist Josefino Comiso has been warning the world about global warming.
Doctor Lourdes Cruz has made scientific contributions to the biochemistry field of conotoxins.
Filipino scientist Rolando De La Cruz invented an anti cancer skin cream.
Filipino scientist Emerita De Guzman researched the propagation of pure makapuno trees.
Doctor Fe Del Mundo is credited with studies leading to the invention of an improved incubator and
a jaundice relieving device.
Daniel Dingel claims to have invented a water-powered car.
Filipino scientist, Pedro Escuro is best known for his isolation of nine rice varieties.
Pedro Flores was the first person to manufactured the yo-yo in the United States.
Francisco Fronda is know as the Father of poultry science in the Philippines.
Food and nutrition researcher Carmen Intengan was a pioneer that helped improve the Filipino
diet.
Amando Kapauan was a Filipino chemist who specialized in environmental chemistry.
Hilario Lara helped establish the National Research Council of the Philippines.
Felix Maramba built a coconut oil-fueled power generator.
Pioneering food inventor Maria Orosa - aka Maria Y Orosa - invented Calamansi Nip and Soyalac.
Filipino chemist Francisco Quisumbing invented Quink ink.
Dolores Ramirez promoted the development of genetics in the Philippines.
Jose Rodriguez is a noted Filipino scientist and researcher who has invented methods of controlling
leprosy.
Eduardo San Juan worked on the team that invented the Lunar Rover or Moon Buggy.
Filipino chemist Alfredo Santos is a noted researcher in the chemistry of natural products.
Filipino Chemist Francisco Santos studied the nutritional problems associated with the Filipino diet.
Filipino scientist, Gregorio Velasque made intensive studies of bluegreen algae.
Gregorio Zara - famous Filipino scientist Gregorio Y Zara
Prescillano Zamora
Prescillano Zamora is best known for his research in plant anatomy-morphology including the
taxonomy of Philippine ferns and the discovery of more fern species.
1) Agapito Flores :
he is the inventor of florescent lamp.. because of him our World has been more brighter..:)
2) Pedro Flores :
inventor of YO-YO one of the most popular toy in the world
The word yo-yo is a Tagalog word, the native language of the Philippines, and means 'come
back.' In the Philippines, the yo-yo was a weapon for over 400 hundred years. Their version
was large with sharp edges and studs and attached to thick twenty-foot ropes for flinging at
enemies or prey. People in the United States started playing with the British bandalore or yo-
yo in the 1860s.
It was not until the 1920s that Americans first heard the word yo-yo. Pedro Flores, a Philippine
immigrant, began manufacturing a toy labeled with that name. Flores became the first
person to mass-produce yo-yos, at his small toy factory located in California.
Duncan saw the toy, liked it, bought the rights from Flores in 1929 and then trademarked the
name Yo-Yo.
3) Roberto del Rosario :
Roberto del Rosario is the president of the Trebel Music Corporation and the inventor of the
Karaoke Sing Along System in 1975. Roberto del Rosario has patented more than twenty
inventions making him one of the most prolific Filipino inventor. Besides his famous Karaoke
Sing Along System Roberto del Rosario has also invented:
Trebel Voice Color Code (VCC)
piano tuner's guide
piano keyboard stressing device
voice color tape.
4) Fe del Mundo :
Inventor of Incubator=Fe del Mundo, the first Asian to have entered the prestigious Harvard
University's School of Medicine, is also credited for her studies that led to the invention of
incubator and jaundice relieving device. Del Mundo, an International Pediatric Association
(IPA) awardee, is an alumna of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine.
Since 1941, she has contributed more than 100 articles to medical journals in the U.S.,
Philippines and India. In 1966, she received the Elizabeth Blackwell Award, for her
"outstanding service to mankind". In 1977, she was bestowed the Ramon Magsaysay Award for
outstanding public service.
5) Eduardo San Juan :
Moon Buggy Inventor=Filipinos consider Eduardo San Juan as the inventor of the Lunar Rover,
or more popularly known as the Moon Buggy. The Moon Buggy was the car used by Neil
Armstrong and other astronauts when they first explored the moon in 1969. Eduardo San Juan,
a graduate of Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT), worked for Lockheed Corporation and
conceptualized the design of the Moon Buggy that the Apollo astronauts used while in the
moon. As a NASA engineer, San Juan reportedly used his Filipino ingenuity to build a vehicle
that would run outside the Earth's atmosphere. He constructed his model using homemade
materials. In 1978, San Juan received one of the Ten Outstanding Men (TOM) awards in science
and technology.
San Juan, however, was not listed as the inventor of the Moon Buggy in American scientific
journals. It said the vehicle was designed and constructed by a group of space engineers. In
Poland, the Moon Buggy is attributed to a Polish inventor. Worse, the National Academy of
Science and Technology (NAST) does not recognize San Juan in its roster of outstanding
Filipino scientists.
6) Gregorio Zara :
Videophone Inventor=Dr. Gregorio Zara of Lipa City and a graduate of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology invented the videophone and developed the Zara Effect or Electrical
Kinetic Resistance.
7) Abelardo Aguilar :
Erythromycin (Iloson brand antibiotic)=A Filipino scientist reportedly discovered erythromycin
in 1949. He was Dr. Abelardo Aguilar who died in 1993 without being recognized and
rewarded for his discovery. Reports said Aguilar discovered the antibiotic from the Aspergillus
species of fungi in 1949 and sent samples to Indiana-based pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly Co.
The drug firm allegedly registered the propriety name Iloson for the antibiotic in honor of Iloilo
province where Aguilar discovered it. In 1952, Eli Lilly Co. began the commercial distribution of
Iloson, which was sold as an alternative to penicillin. Erythromycin, the generic name of Iloson,
was reportedly the first successful macrolide antibiotic introduced in the US.
8) Diosdado Banatao :
Single-chip graphical user interface accelerator= Diosdado Banatao, a native of Iguig,
Cagayan and an electrical engineering graduate from Mapua Institute of Technology in
Manila is credited for eight major contributions to the Information Technology. Banatao is
most known for introducing the first single-chip graphical user interface accelerator that made
computers work a lot faster and for helping develop the Ethernet controller chip that made
Internet possible. In 1989, he pioneered the local bus concept for personal computers and in the
following year developed the First Windows accelerator chip. Intel is now using the chips and
technologies developed by Banatao. He now runs his own semiconductor company, Mostron
and Chips & Technology, which is based in California's Silicon Valley. (Source: Filipinas
Magazine)
9) Edgardo Vazquez :
Modular Housing Inventor= Edgardo Vazquez won a World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO) gold medal in 1995 for developing a modular housing system. Such a system called
Vazbuilt is reportedly capable of building within weeks a house with prefabricated materials
that can withstand typhoons and earthquakes. Ironically, Vasquez is not getting enough
support from the Philippine government to propagate his technology, which could help
provide shelter to some five million Filipino families without their own homes. Vazquez is the
national president of the Filipino Inventors Society.
10) Rudy Lantano Sr :
Inventor of Fuel Products=In 1996, Rudy Lantano Sr., a scientist from the Philippine
Department of Science and Technology (DOST), won the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) gold medal for developing Super Bunker Formula-L, a revolutionary
fuel half-composed of water. The mix burns faster and emits pollutants, 95 percent less than
those released to the air by traditional fuel products. The inventor said his invention is a result
of blending new ingredients and additives with ordinary oil products through agitation and
mixing, which is a very safe process. The initial plan was to commercially produce two million
liters of Alco-Diesel, two million liters of Lan-Gas and an unlimited quantity of Super Bunker
Formula-L each day for customers in Luzon.
11) Rolando dela Cruz :
Mole Remover=In 2000, Rolando dela Cruz developed an ingenuous formula that could easily
remove deeply grown moles or warts from the skin without leaving marks or hurting the
patient. His formula was extracted from cashew nut (Annacardium occidentale), which is
common in the Philippines. The formula won for dela Cruz a gold medal in International
Invention, Innovation, Industrial Design and Technology Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur in
September 2000. In March 1997, dela Cruz established RCC Amazing Touch International Inc.,
which runs clinics engaged "in a non-surgical removal of warts, moles and other skin growths,
giving the skin renewed energy and vitality without painful and costly surgery."
12) Dr. Virgilio Malang :
Feminine Hygiene Product Inventor= Dr. Virgilio Malang won a gold medal for his invention
"Psidium Guajava Effervescing Gynecological Insert", a silver medal for his "Patient Side-
Turning Hospital Bed", and three bonze medals for his inventions "external vaginal cleanser",
"light refracting earpick", and "broom's way of hanging" at the Seoul International Fair in held
South Korea in December 2002. There were 385 inventions from 30 countries that joined the
competitions.
the 10 most famous filipino scientists
1. Eduardo San Juan - Filipino Inventor: Mechanical engineer, Eduardo San Juan worked on
the team that invented the Lunar Rover or Moon Buggy. Eduardo San Juan is considered the
primary designer of the Lunar Rover.
Moon Buggy: In 1971, the Moon Buggy was first used by during the Apollo 12 landing to explore
the Moon.
2. Roberto del Rosario - Karaoke Sing Along SystemRoberto del Rosario - Filipino Inventor:
Roberto del Rosario is the president of the Trebel Music Corporation and the inventor of the
Karaoke Sing Along System in 1975. Roberto del Rosario has patented more than twenty
inventions making him one of the most prolific Filipino inventor. Besides his famous Karaoke
Sing Along System Roberto del Rosario has also invented:
Trebel Voice Color Code (VCC)
piano tuners guide
piano keyboard stressing device
voice color tape
3. Roberto del Rosario - Karaoke Sing Along System: Karaoke is a Japanese expression for
singing along to a famous record with the vocals removed. Roberto del Rosario described his
sing-along system as a handy multi-purpose compact machine which incorporates an
amplifier speaker, one or two tape mechanisms, optional tuner or radio and microphone
mixer with features to enhance ones voice, such as the echo or reverb to stimulate an opera
hall or a studio sound, with the whole system enclosed in one cabinet casing.
4. Daniel Dingel - Water-Powered CarDaniel Dingel - Water-Powered Car or Water-Powered
Hoax?: Filipino inventor, Daniel Dingel designs cars that run on water. The Philippine Daily
Inquirer reported that Daniel Dingel built a water-fueled automobile engine as early as 1969.
Dingel has no patents and many members of the science community feel that his water-
powered car is a hoax. However, Daniel Dingel has demonstrated his car without any
technical papers or explanation as to how it works. And if it does work, a water-powered car
would be a fantastic invention.
Daniel Dingel claims his engine has a chamber that breaks apart water molecules to produce
combustible hydrogen. Electricity from a 12-volt car battery to used to split the water
molecules into hydrogen and oxygen components, with the hydrogen then used to power the
car engine.
5. Josefino Comiso - Filipino Physicist Global warming Josefino Comiso - Filipino Physicist:
Josefino Comiso is a Filipino physicist working at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
studing global warming in the Arctic. Josefino Comiso was the first person to discover a
recurring polynya in the Cosmonaut Sea, south of the Indian Ocean. A polynya is a
semipermanent area of open water in sea ice.
6. Paulo Campos - Filipino Scientist: Filipino scientist, Doctor Paulo Campos is a specialist in
nuclear medicine and the award winning writer of over seventy-five scientific papers
including:
Observation of Some Parameter of Insulin Action
Cr-51 Tagged Red Cell Studies
The Genetic Factor in Endemic Goiter
Paulo Campos built the first radioisotope laboratory in the Philippines.
7. Julian Banzon - Filipino ChemistJulian Banzon - Filipino Chemist: Filipino chemist, Julian
Banzon researched methods of producing alternative fuels. Julian Banzon experimented with
the production of ethyl esters fuels from sugarcane and coconut, and invented a means of
extracting residual coconut oil by a chemical process rather than a physical process.
Julian Banzon - Degrees:
BS in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines - 1930
Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from Iowa State University - 1940
Julian Banzon - Awards:
1980: Distinguished Service Award - Integrated Chemist of the Philippines, Inc.
1978: Chemist of the Year Award - Professional Regulation Commission
1976: Philsugin Award - Crop Society of the Philippines
8. Agapito Flores - Fluorescent LightsAgapito Flores was born in Guiguinto, Bulacan,
Philippines on September 28, 1897. He worked as an apprentice in a machine shop and later
moved to Tondo, Manila where he trained at a vocational school to become an electrician.
It has been reported that Agapito Flores received a French patent for a fluorescent bulb and
that the General Electric Company bought Flores patent rights and manufactured and sold
his fluorescent bulb (making millions from it).
The Agapito Flores controversy continues - Agapito Flores has been acclaimed by some as
being the inventor of the first fluorescent lamp. However, the dates are all wrong for this being
possible. The following points have been taken from The History of Fluorescent Lights.
