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Las Pinas City, Metro Manila. Nationality. Filipino. Occupation (s) Inventor, engineer. Known for. alleged inventor of a water-fuelled car. Daniel Dingel (1928–2010) was a Filipino engineer who claimed to have invented a "hydrogen reactor" that could power a water-fuelled car.
A water-fuelled car is an automobile that hypothetically derives its energy directly from water. Water-fuelled cars have been the subject of numerous international patents, newspaper and popular science magazine articles, local television news coverage, and websites. The claims for these devices have been found to be pseudoscience and some were ...
Panabas is a curved-blade weapon. The panabas is a large, forward-curved sword, used by certain ethnic groups in the southern Philippines. Its name is a shortened version of the word pang-tabas, which means "chopping tool." Its length varies from two to four feet, and can be wielded with one or both hands.
Gregorio Ynciong Zara (8 March 1902 – 15 October 1978) [1] was a Filipino engineer, physicist, a National Scientist, and inventor. He was known as the father of videoconferencing [2] for having invented the first two-way videophone. [2][3][1] He was also one of the country's pioneer aeronautical engineer having invented an airplane engine ...
A jeepney (Tagalog: [ˈdʒipnɪ]), or simply a jeep (Tagalog: [ˈdʒip]), is a type of public utility vehicle (PUV) that serves as the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. [1] It is known for its crowded seating and kitsch decorations, which have become a widespread symbol of Philippine culture and art. [2]
The SINAG solar car arrived at the finish line of the World Solar Challenge (WSC) with over a day to spare. [3] SINAG arrived in Adelaide at around 4pm, well before the 5pm cut-off for the day. SINAG Technical Head Engr. Rene Fernandez proclaimed “The Philippine flag has reached Adelaide!” as the car crossed the finish line, greeted by a ...
Cars and motorcycles were introduced and made available in the country by trading companies as early as 1901, with Dr. Juan Miciano, being acknowledged as the first Filipino to buy and operate a motor vehicle. He drove a French-made Richard-Brasier in which he bought back in 1901, according to a 1910 motor car directory. [6]
500V overhead line. Track length (single) 32.8 km (20.4 mi) [note 2] Track length (double) 12.7 km (7.9 mi) [note 2] Track length (total) 45.4 km (28.2 mi) [note 2] The tranvía was a streetcar system that served Manila and its surrounding cities during the early years of the 20th century.