DAVAO CENTRAL COLLEGE, INC.
Juan dela Cruz Street, Toril, Davao City
Landline No. (082) 291 1882
Accredited by ACSCU-ACI
GE SSoc 1 SCIENCE TECHNOLOGy AND SOCIETY
Week 6
Unit 2: Science, Technology, and Nation-Building
Topic: Famous Filipinos in the Field of Science
Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify famous Filipinos in the field of science,
Concept Digest (Discussion)
The following are famous Filipino scientists who have
great contribution in the field of science:
For his outstanding He works on observing
research on tissue the characteristics of
culture in Philippines Antarctica by using
mangoes. satellite images.
RAMON C. BARBA JOSEFINO C. COMISO
He is known internationally in
the field of electrical Notable for her
engineering. He was elected as research on sea
officer of the famous Institute snail venom.
of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering.
JOSE B. CRUZ JR. LOURDES J. CRUZ
For his research
For his research
on tilapia culture.
on herbal
medicine.
RAFAEL D. GUERRERO III
FABIAN M. DAYRIT
For inventing the For doing
meconium drugs research on plant
testing. biotechnology.
ENRIQUE M. OSTREA JR. LILIAN F. PATENA
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DAVAO CENTRAL COLLEGE, INC.
Juan dela Cruz Street, Toril, Davao City
Landline No. (082) 291 1882
Accredited by ACSCU-ACI
For being an For his research in
outstanding the field of
Educator and communication
graph theorist. technology.
MARI-JO P. RUIZ GREGORY L. TANGONAN
He conducted the world’s first
An internationally national-scale assessment of
renowned damage to coral reefs. He is
physicist. the pioneering study on ocean
acidification and its causes.
CAESAR A. SALOMA EDGARDO GOMEZ
Chemistry and president He is behind the
of National Academy of invention of artificial
Science and Technology coral reefs used for
(NAST)-Philippines fisheries in Southeast
Asia.
ANGEL ALCALA
WILLIAM PADOLINA
Claiming the right for the invention of the Sing-Along-System (SAS) that
eventually led to the development of Karaoke, a Japanese term for "singing
without accompaniment". Among del Rosario's other inventions were the
Trebel Voice Color Code (VCC), the piano tuner's guide, the piano keyboard
stressing device, the voice color tape, and the one-man-band (OMB). The
OMB was later developed as the Sing-Along-System (SAS).
ROBERTO DEL ROSARIO
The first Asian to have entered He invented the
the prestigious Harvard videophone and
University's School of Medicine, developed the Zara
is also credited for her studies Effect or Electrical
that led to the invention of Kinetic Resistance.
incubator and jaundice relieving
device.
FE DEL MUNDO GREGORIO ZARA
He has been claiming that his car can run with water as fuel. He built a car
reactor that uses electricity from a 12-volt car battery to split the ordinary
tap water into hydrogen and oxygen components. The hydrogen can then
be used to power the car engine.
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DAVAO CENTRAL COLLEGE, INC.
Juan dela Cruz Street, Toril, Davao City
Landline No. (082) 291 1882
Accredited by ACSCU-ACI
DANIEL DINGEL
He considers 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
Many Filipinos acknowledge him as the inventor of the fluorescent lamp,
which is the most widely used source of lighting in the world today. The
fluorescent lamp reportedly got its name from Flores.
AGAPITO FLORES
He discovered erythromycin in 1949. 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.
DR. ABELARDO AGUILAR
He introduced 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. DIOSDADO BANATAO
He 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.
EDGARDO VARQUEZ
In 2000, he 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.
ROLANDO DELA CRUZ
He won a gold medal for his invention "Psidium Guajava Effervescing
Gynecological Insert", a silver medal for his "Patient Side-Turning Hospital
Bed", and three bronze medals for his inventions "external vaginal
cleanser", "light refracting ear pick", and "broom's way of hanging" at the
Seoul International Fair in held South Korea in December 2002.
