Part 4
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- Gregoria Zara
- invented the first videophone
- two-way televisions or videophones 1955 were patented as a "photophone signal separator network"
- Agapito Flores
- invented the fluorescent lamp, which is the most widely used source of lighting in the world today
- fluorescent lamp got its name from Flores
- Daniel Dingel
- invented the water-powered car
- started working on a water-powered car and prototype in 1969
- Eduardo San Juan
- invented the Lunar Rover
- his invention is known as the "Moon Buggy"
- Moon Buggy was used by Neil Armstrong and other astronauts when they first explored the moon in 1969
- Diosdado Banatao
- invented the GUI (Graphical User Interface)
- known for introducing the first single-chip GUI accelerator that made computer works a lot faster
- Angel Alcala
- invented the artificial coral reefs
- used for fisheries in Southeast Asia
- Roberto del Rosario
- invented the karaoke in 1975
- sing-along system "Minus-One" commonly known as the "karaoke machine"
- Juan Salcedo Jr.
- developed the "Enriched Rice"
- his discovery helped in the prevention and reduction of beriberi in the Philippines and in other countries
- Other Inventions by Filipino Scientists
- Electronic Jeepney
- Erythromycin
- Medical Incubator
- Mole Remover
- Banana Ketchup
- Electronic Jeepney - one of the most recognizable national symbols of the Philippines and the most popular mode of transportation in the country
- Erythromycin
- one of the most important medical inventions
- the Ilonggo scientist Abelardo Aguilar invented the antibiotic out of the strain of bacterium called Streptomyces erythreus, from which this drug derived its name
- Medical Incubator
- world-renowned Filipino pediatrician and national scientist, Fe del Mund, is called for the invention of the incubator and jaundice relieving device
- Del Mundo was the first woman pediatrician to be admitted to the prestigious Harvard University School of Medicine
- Mole Remover
- in 2000, a local invention that had the ability to easily remove the moles and wants on the skin without the need for any surgical procedure shot to fame
- Rolando Dela Cruz is credited for the invention
- Banana Ketchup
- Filipino food technologist, Maria Orosa
- a variety of different from the commonly known tomato