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FILIPINO INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES AND ITS IMPACT TO PHILIPPINE

ECONOMY

Invention/Discovery No. 1
Invention/Discovery Inventor

Name of Invention Karaoke

Name of Inventor Roberto del Rosario
Year of Invention 1975
Historical Background/Literature about A Filipino designed the first patented
the Invention Karaoke Sing Along System. Roberto del
Rosario, then-president of Trebel Music
Corporation, copyrighted it in 1975.
Daisuke Inoue created the first karaoke
machine in 1971, however his concept
was never copyrighted.

In Filipino culture, karaoke is quite

popular. Many of our gatherings include
music and singing. Birthday parties, get-
togethers, weddings, and even funerals
may all benefit from renting a machine.
It is an important aspect of Filipino
culture. Many of our gatherings include
music and singing. Birthdays, parties,
weddings, and even funerals may all
benefit from renting a machine. Small
pop-ups can be found at malls and
shopping centers. It's simple and easy to
do, and it's a terrific stress reliever and
emotional outlet. To bring people
together, it might be a wonderful
icebreaker or team-building exercise. It's
definitely one of our favorite pastimes.

Though Inoue created the karaoke

 machine, he was not the one who coined
the term. The word ‘karaoke’ was a
phrase created by a Japanese
entertaining group after an orchestra
went on strike and a machine was used
instead to play the music.

The well-renowned inventor Robert Del

Rosario, who had 20 patent to his name,
actually patented the Karaoke in 1975.
Unfortunately, the original creator Inoue
never patented his idea, so was not
credited with it’s initial invention
financially. He was also named one of the
“Most Influential Asians of the Century”
by Time Magazine.
Contribution(s) for the county’s Karaoke is unquestionably ingrained in
development Philippine culture. Filipinos are raised in
a singing environment. It becomes a
commonplace hobby in daily life. Visitors
will sing together if they come to the
house, and if it's a special event, they will
enjoy singing as part of the festivities.

With their own versions of karaoke

machines, several entertainment
businesses in the Philippines entered the
market. Karaoke machines are found at
gaming centers, restaurants, nightclubs,
and karaoke businesses all throughout
the country, making it a lucrative sector.
Because karaoke machines are so
popular in the Philippines, several
companies have begun to rent out their
equipment.
 Invention/Discovery No. 2
Invention/Discovery Inventor

Name of Invention Bamboo Incubator

Name of Inventor Fe Del Mundo
Year of Invention 1941
Historical Background/Literature about Del Mundo designed a bamboo
the Invention incubator in 1941 to assist families in
rural villages without power. The
physician's makeshift incubator was
made up of two local laundry baskets
made of bamboo, according to a
biographical study on del Mundo by the
Philippine Center for Investigative
Journalism.

The Tarnier incubator, which he also

works in, was initially introduced in
Maternité in 1881, before the bamboo
incubator was created. Different versions
of his incubator were submitted, and it
eventually became a standard in
neonatal care and for preterm newborn
infants. The first incubator documented
in the world was fashioned out of a tub
in 1857, and it had to be filled with warm
water to keep the baby's temperature
stable. Since the invention of the
incubator, around 85 percent of
newborns have been preserved.

Contribution(s) for the county’s Del Mundo changed Philippine medicine

development by breaking new ground in vaccination
and the treatment of jaundice, as well as
giving healthcare to thousands of
disadvantaged families. She is credited
with research that contributed to the
 development of the incubator and a
device to treat jaundice.

Founded the Philippines' first pediatric

hospital, Children Medical Center, which
later became Fe Del Mundo Medical
Center.

Their goal has led them to inspire a

legacy of caring for everyone over the
years that FDMMC has served its
surrounding areas. In its 60-year history,
the medical institution has done much,
and it continues to expand to address
the healthcare requirements of patients
who deserve compassion, great service,
and an exceptional healing experience.

Invention/Discovery No. 3
Invention/Discovery Inventor

Name of Invention The Videophone

Name of Inventor Gregorio Zara
Year of Invention 1955
Historical Background/Literature about Gregorio Zara, a Filipino engineer and
the Invention physicist, created the first recorded
videophone, or two-way television-
telephone. When he initially introduced
the technology and patented it as a
"photo phone signal separator network"
in 1955, it was straight out of science
fiction.
 It didn't appear to sell. Zara's videophone
was never intended to be a commercial
product in the first place. But it wasn't
until the 1960s that AT&T started
working on a public-use model of a video
phone, or "picturephone." In 1964,
during the New York World's Fair, the
business unveiled the video phone. That
did not go well for AT&T either, since the
gadget was deemed impracticable at the
time. It made a reappearance in the late
1990s, just as the digital age was
beginning.

Video phones became popular as a

gadget that allowed distance learning
and video conferencing simpler than
ever before, as well as being useful for
the deaf. Whatever the case, Zara was
the catalyst for a technological
revolution.
Contribution(s) for the county’s He established the physical law of
development electrical kinetic resistance, also known
as the Zara Effect, in 1930, which deals
with the resistance to the passage of an
electric current via moving contacts.
Later, he devised the earth induction
compass, which is still used by pilots, and
his alcohol-powered airplane engine had
a successful test flight at Ninoy Aquino
International Airport in 1954.

That original version didn't take off,

owing to the fact that it wasn't meant to
be a commercial product. However, in
the 1960s, AT&T began developing a
public-facing videophone known as a
"picturephone." The videophone was
unveiled during the 1964 New York
World's Fair, but it was deemed
impracticable and failed to gain traction.
It exploded in popularity when the digital
era began in the late 1990s. The
videophone originally gained popularity
as a gadget that made distance learning
and video conferencing simple, as well as
being useful for the hearing
 handicapped. Then came Skype and
smartphones, and the videophone
became commonplace all over the world.

Invention/Discovery No. 4
Invention/Discovery Inventor

Name of Invention PC Chipset

Name of Inventor Diosdado Banatao
Year of Invention 1970
Historical Background/Literature about The invention is a single-chip 16-bit
the Invention microprocessor-based calculator that
was initially designed in the 1970s by
Diosdado Banatao, a Cagayan Valley
native. In 1981, he developed the world's
first system logic chipsets, which allowed
all of a computer's critical data
processing features to be combined into
a tiny package. Computers worked more
quicker because to its single-chip
graphical user interface accelerator.

Banatao has been a venture capitalist for

over two decades. He invests in
businesses, which "the Philippines
desperately lacks," according to Banatao,
who claims that the income of five or ten
of Silicon Valley's top companies may
equal the Philippines' GDP. Despite the
Philippines' 6% GDP growth over the last
five years, Banatao believes it is not
sustainable. When discussing the wealth
divide, he claims that the only way to
close it is to "produce something via
innovation."
Contribution(s) for the county’s Banatao is credited for inventing a more
development efficient way to connect computers by
reducing the computer architecture with
fewer chips, resulting in computers that
are smaller, more portable, and more
economical. His inventions are thought
to account for 30% of all computers in
use today.

Humanity's diverse technologies and

scientific discoveries have aided in the
construction and development of
civilizations throughout history, boosting
economic growth, raising people's living
standards, encouraging cultural
development, and having a profound
impact on religion, thought, and many
other aspects of human life.

Invention/Discovery No. 5
Invention/Discovery Inventor

Name of Invention Salamander Amphibious Tricycle

Name of Inventor Victor Llave
Year of Invention 2015
Historical Background/Literature about In a country where more than half of the
the Invention 42,000 barangays are prone to floods,
the Salamander would be an excellent fit
for the Philippine terrain. "This is why we
built the Salamander," said David Ong,
H2O Technologies' chairman of the
board.

One of H2O's founding members and

CEO Dominic Chung acquired his skills
from boat construction and cooperated
with Atoy about the tricycle's distinctive
 body shape, based on his family's boat
manufacturing company.

Even in rough waves, the Salamander

was built to endure a certain amount of
hit or damage while maintaining
buoyancy and stability. The H2O group is
now in negotiations with a number of
private organizations interested in
supporting the Salamander's mass
manufacture.
Contribution(s) for the county’s The Salamander is a redesigned tricycle.
development It can switch from land to water in a
matter of seconds, allowing it to act as a
rescue vehicle in the case of flooding.
The Salamander has drawn interest from
as far away as Nigeria, in addition to
generating headlines across the country
when word of it leaked.

On land and in the sea, the Salamander

will transport a total of five people and
one driver. It's the ideal vehicle for
navigating the narrow streets of small
towns and barangays, thanks to its agile
size and large passenger payload
capacity. The Salamander employs a
unique system that enables the vehicle
to use the same engine for both land and
water travel as needed by the driver. On
land, it can attain speeds of up to 80
kilometers per hour, while on water, it
can reach speeds of up to 6 knots (11
kilometers per hour) when fully loaded.
Its hull has been engineered to survive
significant damage while maintaining
buoyancy and stability as a rescue
vehicle or a waterway travel.

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