1 Filipino Scientist
Designed an innovative medical incubator made of bamboo to help newborns in rural areas.
Fe del Mundo
Invented the videophone, allowing for video communication over long distances.
Gregorio Zara
Gregorio Zara invented the __________, which allowed people to communicate over long distances using both sound and video.
videophone
Developed a method to induce flowering in mango trees using potassium nitrate.
Ramon Barba
Discovered erythromycin, an antibiotic widely used to treat bacterial infections.
Abelardo Aguilar
Angel Alcala is known for developing __________ to help restore damaged marine habitats and support marine biodiversity.
artificial coral reefs
Developed methods for creating artificial coral reefs to restore damaged marine habitats.
Angel Alcala
Invented Soyalac, a protein-rich food product made from soybeans, and banana ketchup.
Maria Orosa Ylagan
Julian Banzon researched alternative fuels and developed a process to produce __________ from coconut and sugarcane.
bioethanol
Pioneered the development of the first single-chip graphical user interface accelerator and Ethernet CMOS chips.
Diosdado “Dado” Banatao
Pioneered the development of modern antibiotic drugs.
Abelardo Aguilar
Abelardo Aguilar discovered the antibiotic __________, which is used to treat bacterial infections, especially for patients allergic to __________.
erythromycin, penicillin
Researched alternative fuels and developed processes to produce bioethanol from coconut and sugarcane.
Julian Banzon
Discovered a method for preventing the spread of a common plant disease.
Ramon Barba
Ramon Barba revolutionized mango production by developing a method to induce __________ in mango trees using __________.
flowering, potassium nitrate