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  2. List of Filipino inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Nata de coco was originally invented in 1949 by Teodula K. Kalaw as an alternative to the traditional Filipino nata de piña which is made from pineapples. Macapuno was first cultivated commercially in the Philippines after the development of the "embryo rescue" in vitro culture technology in the 1960s by Emerita V. De Guzman.

  3. Philip Vaughan - Wikipedia

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    Philip Vaughan was a Welsh inventor and ironmaster who patented the first design for a ball bearing in 1794. [1] [2] Vaughan's patent [3] described how iron balls could be placed between the wheel and the axle of a carriage. The balls let the carriage wheels rotate freely by reducing friction. [4]

  4. Philippine companies established in 1938 (1 P) Pages in category "1938 establishments in the Philippines" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.

  5. Thrust bearing - Wikipedia

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    Exploded view of a Michell type thrust bearing. Note, each sector shaped pad can pivot on the ridges on the lower plate. Fluid-film thrust bearings were invented by Albert Kingsbury, who discovered the principle in the course of bearing and lubrication investigations commencing in 1888 while a student. His first experimental bearing was tested ...

  6. List of inventors - Wikipedia

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    Claude Shannon (1916–2016), founder of information theory and modern cryptography, invented Minivac 601, and co-invented the first wearable computer (with Edward O. Thorp) Ugo Cerletti (1877–1963), together with Lucio Bini (1908–1964), Italy – Electroconvulsive therapy; Leona Chalmers (c. 1937), U.S. – modern menstrual cup

  7. Economic history of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    In 1834, the Royal Company of the Philippines was abolished, and free trade was formally recognized. With its excellent harbor, Manila became an open port for Asian, European, Latin American and North American traders. European merchants alongside the Chinese immigrants opened stores selling goods from all parts of the world.

  8. SKF - Wikipedia

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    The company manufactures and supplies bearings, seals, lubrication and lubrication systems, maintenance products, mechatronics products, power transmission products, condition monitoring systems and related services globally. [2] SKF is the world's largest bearing manufacturer [3] and employs 44,000 people in 108 manufacturing units. It has the ...

  9. Friedrich Fischer - Wikipedia

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    Later, 1883 is officially declared the year in which the company was founded. 1890 - On July 17, Fischer received the patent for his ball grinding machine from the Kaiserliches Patentamt . 1895 - The UK Imperial Patent Office grants Fischer patent number 10925A for his ball grinding and milling machine.