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There are urban legends in the Philippines purporting supposed inventions by Filipinos. These assertions are presented as facts in some academic textbooks in history and science used by Filipino students, as well as social media, to promote Filipino exceptionalism. [61] Fluorescent lamp, said to be invented by a certain Agapito Flores.
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".
Gregorio Ynciong Zara (8 March 1902 – 15 October 1978) [1] was a Filipino engineer, physicist, a National Scientist, and inventor. He was known as the father of videoconferencing [2] for having invented the first two-way videophone.
Pages in category "Science and technology in the Philippines" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... List of Filipino inventions and ...
Pages in category "Filipino inventors" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. List of Filipino inventions and discoveries; B.
Ramon Cabanos Barba ONS (August 31, 1939 – October 10, 2021) was a Filipino inventor and horticulturist [1] [2] best known for inventing a way to induce more flowers in mango trees using ethrel and potassium nitrate. [3] Barba was proclaimed a National Scientist of the Philippines in June 2014. [4] [5]
Casimiro Villacin del Rosario (June 13, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was a Filipino scientist. He was named a national scientist in the Philippines in 1983 for being a pioneer in physics, meteorology, and astronomy in the Philippines. Del Rosario is recognized for his restoration of the war-damaged Philippine Observatory and for his leadership ...
Magdalena Smith Villaruz (born 1934) is an entrepreneur and inventor from the Philippines.Originally a rice farmer, [1] she went on to help agricultural technology by creating the turtle hand tractor and other inventions.