The Filipino Scientist

Juan Carlo Reyes

I. ROLANDO DELA CRUZ

ay isa sa mga pinakapipitagang imbentor na Filipino
sa larangan ng agham sa Pilipinas. Nakatanggap siya ng
mga parangal mula sa iba't ibang dako ng mundo dahil sa
tuklas niyang mga lunas at gamot para sa iba't ibang uri ng
sakit sa balat.

Una siyang pinatanyag ng

kanyang tuklas na pantanggal ng nunal at kulugo o butlig
gamit ang katas ng kasoy, at tinawag na DeMole at
DeWart. Ito ay isang cream na ipinapahid sa balat at
napatunayang mabisa – kahit na malalalim na nunal at
kulugo ay kayang alisin na walang bahid o peklat na
maiiwan. Gawa ito sa mga likas na sangkap, lalo na ng
katas ng kasoy (Annacardium occidentale) talamak sa
 Pilipinas. Una itong naisa-daigdig sa iba't ibang
eksibisyon na dinaluhan ni dela Cruz, kabilang na ng 1st
ASEAN Health and Wellness Exhibition sa Japan. Dahil sa
kahusayan ng kaniyang imbensyon ay pinarangalan siya
ng gintong medalya sa International Invention,
Innovation, Industrial Design and Technology Exhibition
na ginanap sa Kuala Lumpur Malaysia noong Setyembre
2000.
 Gregorio Zara born in Lipa City, Batangas, is one of
the best known scientist from the Philippines. In 1926, Gregorio
Zara graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. In
1927, he received his Masters degree in Aeronautical
Engineering from the University of Michigan. In 1930, he
graduated with a Doctorate of Physics from
 III..Roberto Del Rosario - Filipino Scientist

Roberto del Rosario is the president of the

Trebel Music Corporation and the inventor of the Karaoke Sing
Along System in 1975. Roberto del Rosario has patented more
than twenty inventions making him one of the most prolific
Filipino inventor. Besides his famous Karaoke Sing Along System
Roberto del Rosario has also invented:
 Trebel Voice Color Code (VCC)
 piano tuner's guide
 piano keyboard stressing device
 voice color tape
 IV. Daniel Dingel - Filipino Inventor

Daniel Dingel claims to have invented a water-powered

car

Daniel Dingel's water-powered car traces its development back to 1969,

per Philippine newspaper accounts and the inventor's own claim that he
has invested at least thirty years' worth of work. Dingel has had several
cars converted since that time - all his own.

The Daniel Dingel water car is not a fuel-cell car. Fuel cell cars like the
new Honda FCX Clarity uses hydrogen gas to produce electricity in a fuel
cell, and it is this electricity that powers the car's electric motor. Also, fuel
cell cars are reliant on hydrogen that is pre-extracted using costly
methods.

Contrary to its name, Dingel's car does not burn water. The inventor
claims to have designed a process that efficiently maximizes on-demand
hydrogen extraction from the electrolysis of ordinarily-available water. It is
the hydrogen gas that his car burns directly in the engine's combustion
 chamber. The extraction process being on-demand, Dingel's car does not
store hydrogen gas onboard in quantities that pose an explosion risk.

V. Agapito Flores - Filipino Scientist

Agapito Flores has been acclaimed by some as being the inventor
of the first fluorescent lamp

Agapito Flores was born in Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines

on September 28, 1897. He worked as an apprentice in a
machine shop and later moved to Tondo, Manila where he
trained at a vocational school to become an electrician.

It has been reported that Agapito Flores received a French

patent for a fluorescent bulb and that the General Electric
Company bought Flores' patent rights and manufactured and
sold his fluorescent bulb (making millions from it).
However, all the inventors named above and more predate
Agapito Flores' possible work on any fluorescent bulb.
According to Dr. Benito Vergara of the Philippine Science
Heritage Center, "As far as I could learn, a certain Flores
presented the idea of fluorescent light to Manuel Quezon
when he became president. At that time, General Electric
Co. had already presented the fluorescent light to the
public."