Filipinos -- A technological, wonderful bunch?
By JAYE C. BAUTISTA
July 27, 2011
MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino Ingenuity --- No doubt we’re a gifted bunch. Globally we’ve spanned across oceans via Manny Pacquiao, Leah Salonga, and Charice Pempengco to name a few?
But past the entertainment, showbiz and sports arena, we are truly a skilled people. I say this with more than a grain of salt, throw in pepper too. Let’s talk about the “inventive and innovative” side of us Pinoys.
I was at a mixer over the weekend and one of our breakout moments we got to talking about how Filipinos excel in so many realms. Technology is something we have embraced wholeheartedly and as much as we are educated, we do know how to keep up with the times as creative as we can get. Take a load of these wonders….
Karaoke Inventor
Roberto del Rosario, a Filipino is claiming the right for the invention of the Sing-Along-System (SAS) that eventually led to the development of Karaoke, a Japanese term for “singing without accompaniment”.
Among del Rosario’s other inventions were the Trebel Voice Color Code (VCC), the piano tuner’s guide, the piano keyboard stressing device, the voice color tape, and the one-man-band (OMB). The OMB was later developed as the Sing-Along-System (SAS).
Inventor of Incubator
Fe del Mundo, the first Asian to have entered the prestigious Harvard University’s School of Medicine, is also credited for her studies that led to the invention of incubator and jaundice relieving device.
Del Mundo, an International Pediatric Association (IPA) awardee, is an alumna of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine. Since 1941, she has contributed more than 100 articles to medical journals in the U.S., Philippines and India.
In 1966, she received the Elizabeth Blackwell Award, for her “outstanding service to mankind”. In 1977, she was bestowed the Ramon Magsaysay Award for outstanding public service.
Water-Powered Car
Daniel Dingel has been claiming that his car can run with water as fuel. An article from the “PDI” said that Dingle built his engine as early as 1969.
He built a car reactor that uses electricity from a 12-volt car battery to split the ordinary tap water into hydrogen and oxygen components. The hydrogen can then be used to power the car engine.
A number of foreign car companies expressed interest in his invention but the officials of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) sad to say, dismissed Dingel’s water-powered car as a hoax. Dingel accused them of conspiring with oil producing countries.
Dingel, however, was the not the only man on earth who is testing water as an alternative fuel. American inventors Rudolf Gunnerman and Stanley Meyer and the researchers of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have been pursuing similar experiments.
Roberto V. Celis, 74-year-old inventor from Philippines, required 14 years to develop his invention called ‘Hydrogasifier’. The device uses water as supplemental fuel for all types of internal combustion engines consuming diesel, gasoline, natural gas, hybrid or bio-fuel. Moreover, it does not allow deadly pollutants spread into the atmosphere.
The anti-pollution Hydrogasifier uses the hot exhaust gases from the engine, dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen gases, which are at once introduced into the combustion chamber to completely burn the fuel.
While the inventor was improving his Hydrogasifier’s anti-pollution characteristics, he realized his invention could also work as an engine enhancer. The device is able to increase power of the vehicle, reducing fuel consumption.
But past the entertainment, showbiz and sports arena, we are truly a skilled people. I say this with more than a grain of salt, throw in pepper too. Let’s talk about the “inventive and innovative” side of us Pinoys.
I was at a mixer over the weekend and one of our breakout moments we got to talking about how Filipinos excel in so many realms. Technology is something we have embraced wholeheartedly and as much as we are educated, we do know how to keep up with the times as creative as we can get. Take a load of these wonders….
Karaoke Inventor
Roberto del Rosario, a Filipino is claiming the right for the invention of the Sing-Along-System (SAS) that eventually led to the development of Karaoke, a Japanese term for “singing without accompaniment”.
Among del Rosario’s other inventions were the Trebel Voice Color Code (VCC), the piano tuner’s guide, the piano keyboard stressing device, the voice color tape, and the one-man-band (OMB). The OMB was later developed as the Sing-Along-System (SAS).
Inventor of Incubator
Fe del Mundo, the first Asian to have entered the prestigious Harvard University’s School of Medicine, is also credited for her studies that led to the invention of incubator and jaundice relieving device.
Del Mundo, an International Pediatric Association (IPA) awardee, is an alumna of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine. Since 1941, she has contributed more than 100 articles to medical journals in the U.S., Philippines and India.
In 1966, she received the Elizabeth Blackwell Award, for her “outstanding service to mankind”. In 1977, she was bestowed the Ramon Magsaysay Award for outstanding public service.
Water-Powered Car
Daniel Dingel has been claiming that his car can run with water as fuel. An article from the “PDI” said that Dingle built his engine as early as 1969.
He built a car reactor that uses electricity from a 12-volt car battery to split the ordinary tap water into hydrogen and oxygen components. The hydrogen can then be used to power the car engine.
A number of foreign car companies expressed interest in his invention but the officials of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) sad to say, dismissed Dingel’s water-powered car as a hoax. Dingel accused them of conspiring with oil producing countries.
Dingel, however, was the not the only man on earth who is testing water as an alternative fuel. American inventors Rudolf Gunnerman and Stanley Meyer and the researchers of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have been pursuing similar experiments.
Roberto V. Celis, 74-year-old inventor from Philippines, required 14 years to develop his invention called ‘Hydrogasifier’. The device uses water as supplemental fuel for all types of internal combustion engines consuming diesel, gasoline, natural gas, hybrid or bio-fuel. Moreover, it does not allow deadly pollutants spread into the atmosphere.
The anti-pollution Hydrogasifier uses the hot exhaust gases from the engine, dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen gases, which are at once introduced into the combustion chamber to completely burn the fuel.
While the inventor was improving his Hydrogasifier’s anti-pollution characteristics, he realized his invention could also work as an engine enhancer. The device is able to increase power of the vehicle, reducing fuel consumption.
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