Topic 4 Flashcards
o Among the contributors in recording medicinal plants
o Known to be the first local botanist to record more than 200 plants that thrived in the Philippines
o No one knew the names or benefits of plants during this era and his works greatly contributed to discovery of plant
species
IGNACIO MERCADO (1648-1698)
- Father of Philippine Science and Laboratory
- Invented the formula for producing a pure kind of alcohol from tuba in a nipa palm
ANACLETO DEL ROSARIO (1860-1895)
Was a Filipino medical doctor who studied beriberi in infants in the Philippines
MANUEL GUERRERO (1877-1919)
Botanist claimed to be the inventor of Quink ink used by The Parken Pen Company
FRANCISCO QUISUMBING (1893-1967)
Known as the father of video conferencing; invented the first two-way videophone
GREGORIO ZARA (1902-1978)
Developed “Enriched Rice,” a rice variety fortified with vitamin B1, which helps prevent beriberi
JUAN SALCEDO JR. (1904-1988)
o Credited for his research in alternative fuel
o Researched on the production of ethyl ester fuels from sugarcane and coconuts and devised a method of extracting residual coconut oil through chemical means
JULIAN BANZON (1908-1988)
- known as the “Father of Philippine Plant Breeding”
- Improvements of rice, corn and other economic plants
DIOSCORO UMALI (1917-1992)
Known for his fieldwork to build sanctuaries and to promote biodiversity in the aquatic ecosystems of the Philippines
ANGEL ALCALA (1929-2023)
Inventor and horticulturist best known for inventing a way to induce more flowers in mango trees using ethel and potassium nitrate
RAMON BARBA (1939-2021)
Major shifts in the direction of Philippine S&T took place right after the proclamation of independence in ____
1946
- Start of S&T development
- Early Filipinos possessed a culture and technology that were quite advanced considering the timeline of history of science when it flourished
PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
use of herbal medicines
Health
use of writing, numerical, measurement and calendar systems
Trading
farming, fishing, mining, pottery and weaving
Livelihood skills
Banaue Rice Terraces
Architecture design
Health and education system
COLONIAL PERIOD: SPANISH
Institutions for science and technology were re-organized
COLONIAL PERIOD: AMERICANS
The establishment of schools, universitites, boards, and bureaus
American Period
After achieving independence from the colonizers, the PH, under different adminstration, conitnue to pursue programs in S&T
Post-colonial Period
Mandated the Department of Education and Culture to promote science courses in public hjs
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
Additional budget for research projs
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
Philippine Science Community (1968) was established
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
Seminars, workshops, training programs and scholarships on fisheries and oceanography
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
