FILIPINO INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS
Inventor’s Background: A brilliant Filipino, he invented many
other musical devices, but Karaoke will always be remembered
as his greatest triumph (or bane to humankind, depending on
your point of view.)
Invention: Karaoke
Date: 1975
Uses/Purposes: sing along with recorded music. It's a popular
Roberto del Rosario form of entertainment at restaurants.
Inventor’s Background: She was the first Asian (specifically
from the Philippines) student in Harvard’s School of medicine.
Countless young lives were saved by her invention and genius.
Invention: Medical Incubator
Date: 1941
Uses/Purposes: an apparatus used to maintain environmental
Fe Del Mundo conditions suitable for a neonate (newborn baby).
Inventor’s Background: A Filipino project leader for NASA in
the buggy development: An underfunded and underappreciated
engineering success.
Invention: Moon Buggy
Date: 1968
Eduardo San Juan Uses/Purposes: a used by astronauts for surface exploration on
the Moon
Inventor’s Background: He was a Filipino inventor who sent
a sample to Eli Lilly, who promptly stole the idea and
Dr. Abelardo Aguilar
Inventor’s Background: Discovered by Ancient Filipinos,
probably in Visayas. “Discovered” when Magellan landed.
Invention: Yoyo
Date: Unknown
Uses/Purposes: Invented as a hunting weapon by the ancient
Filipinos
Ancient Filipinos
Inventor’s Background: was a Filipino scientist best known
as the inventor of the videophone, the first two-way electronic
video communicator, in 1955.
Invention: Video Phone
Date: 1955
Uses/Purposes: device that simultaneously transmits and
receives both audio and video signals over telephone lines
Greogorio Zara
Inventor’s Background: Many types were invented by
Diosdado Banatao, beginning with the world’s first 16-bit
chip in 1972, which he invented while working at
Commodore.
Invention: Computer Microchips
Date:1972
Uses/Purposes: Microchips are made for program logic
(logic or microprocessor chips) and for computer memory
Diosdado Banatao (memory or RAM chips).
Inventor’s Background: Dr. Rodolfo Aquino isolated nine
specific breeds of rice for the International Rice Research
Institute.
Dr. Rodolfo Aquino
Inventor’s Background: His method is used by doctors
worldwide in diagnosing drug dependency in infants.
Invention: Drug Detection
Date: Unknown
Uses/Purposes: develop for detecting drug use by pregnant
females by detecting traces in the baby’s stools.
Dr. Enrique Ostrea
Inventor’s Background: Invented and developed by Filipinos
Invention: Jeepney
Date: 1945
Uses/Purposes: Immediate post-war, and the most common
form of transportation in the country today. A Filipino
invention, though born from necessity, ingenuity, and thrift.
FILIPINOS
Inventor’s Background: It was invented by Tantay Food and
Sauces after they discovered that their dried fish were turning
into liquid when stored with salt in earthen jars.
Invention: Patis
Date: it has only been around for the last 60 years!
Uses/Purposes: Sauce
Tantay Food and Sauces
Inventor’s Background: Alfredo M. Anos, Sr., who is known as
the godfather of Filipino Inventors.
Alfredo Anos Sr.
Inventor’s Background: This was the brainchild of food
technologist Maria Orosa y Ylagan (1893–1945). According to
historical accounts, she created the first recipe for banana
catsup
Invention: Banana Catsup
Date: 1942
Uses/Purposes: Banana Catsup is a condiment that many
Filipinos love to use for almost every known dish in the
Philippines.
Maria Orosa Ylagan
Inventor’s Background: This is a quick drying ink that was
invented by Filipino chemist, Francisco Quisumbing.
Invention: Quink Ink
Date: 1931
Uses/Purposes: This ink was very innovative in the past and
was further developed to work with Parker Pens. This ink isn’t
just quick drying, it was also water resistant, doesn’t clog the
Francisco Quisumbing
pen opening, doesn’t blot and won’t fade.
Inventor’s Background: Rolando dela Cruz developed a
formula that could easily remove deeply grown moles or warts
from the skin without leaving marks or hurting the patient
Invention: Mole Remover
Date: 2000
Uses/Purposes: easily remove deeply grown moles or warts
from the skin without leaving marks or hurting the patient.
Rolando Dela Cruz
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