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Fluorescent lamp, said to be invented by a certain Agapito Flores. The name of the invention supposedly comes from the surname of the purported inventor, "Flores", sounding similar to the term fluorescent. [61] Yoyo, alleged to have been invented by Filipinos. Some believe that the toy could have been used as a weapon.
Dr. Norman G. Owen ([year needed]) criticized the proliferation of hoaxes and exaggeration of historical facts in an effort to build on Pinoy pride, such as the claim that a Filipino man named Agapito Flores was the inventor of the fluorescent lamp. Owen said that such exaggerations give an impression that by resorting to such acts, Filipinos ...
A fluorescent lamp, or fluorescent tube, is a low-pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light. An electric current in the gas excites mercury vapor, which produces short-wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor coating on the inside of the lamp to glow.
Two of Logroño's TV characters would surface around this time: Agapito Flores, a rather naive country bumpkin with a speech impairment, and Nicky El Bro, a Nuyorican hustler. A third character, "Chinito Rivera" (a flasher that said little and wore a raincoat he was eager to open at the slightest provocation) would eventually evolve into "El ...
Pedro Flores (inventor) Pedro Edralin Flores (26 April 1896 – 3 January 1964) [1] was a Filipino businessman and yo-yo maker who has been credited with popularizing yo-yos in the United States. He patented an innovation to yo-yos that used a loop instead of a knot around the axle, allowing for new tricks such as the ability to "sleep". [2][3]
Pete Lacaba. In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Flores and the surname or paternal family name is Lacaba. Pete Lacaba. Born. Jose Maria Flores Lacaba. (1945-11-25) November 25, 1945 (age 78) Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Commonwealth of the Philippines. Other names. Pepito, Brader, Boo Rader.
Vergel Aguilar, son of Filemon – mayor of Las Piñas (1995–2004; 2007–2016) Imelda Tobias-Aguilar, wife of Vergel – mayor of Las Piñas (2004–2007; 2016–present) April Aguilar-Nery, daughter of Vergel – vice mayor of Las Piñas (2019–present) Elizabeth Aguilar-Masangkay – barangay chairman of Putatan, Muntinlupa.
In the signage industry, neon signs are electric signs lighted by long luminous gas-discharge tubes that contain rarefied neon or other gases. They are the most common use for neon lighting, [1] which was first demonstrated in a modern form in December 1910 by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. [2]