CLOUDS in the AFTERGLOW :

with Miss Philippines 1933 whom he married a year later

He dreamt of becoming a general and had a penchant for reading myths. Instead, he became one of the most outstanding National Scientists of the Philippines.

• a brilliant man who was an administrator, author, academician, linguist, and a prolific inventor
• spoke English, Filipino, French and Spanish fluently with a working knowledge of Japanese, Russian and German
• graduated valedictorian from primary and secondary schooling
  
• 1926 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, cum laude
• 1927 - University of Michigan, Masters degree in Aeronautical Engineering, summa cum laude
• 1930 - Sorbonne University, graduated with a Doctorate in Physics, Tres Honorable, with a thesis written entirely in French entitled, Etude du Compas Magnetique a Induction et du Perfectionnement de cet Appareil. During which time he discovered a basic Physical Law -- The Law of Kinetic Electrical Resistance" or the Zara Effect
• 1935 - topped Civil Service Examinations for Aeronautical Engineering
  

  TV-telephone demonstration

  
  
• Notable Inventions:
  Earth Induction Compass,1929, patented by Belgian Government
  Aircraft Engine designed to fly on PLAIN ALCOHOL as fuel, 1952
  Semi-automatic Propeller-making Machine, 1952
  TV-Telephone (PicturePhone),1955
  Thermo-Solar Energy Machine, 1961 -- first in the country, reaches a temperature of 3000F, can melt copper, iron, welding rods
  Solar Water Heater (SolarSorber) -- made of copper tubing, heats water to 180F in 7 minutes
  Sun Stove
  Solar Battery -- first in the country, runs a radio and electric fan
  Drinking Glass Vapor Chamber, 1962 -- simplest in the world
  Airplane Propeller Design, 1963 -- certified airworthy 1964
  first Philippine-made Airplane Propeller -- made of Manggachappui wood, flown by Maj. Henry Meider, USAF
  first Technicolor TV-receiver in the Philippines
  Microscope with collapsible stage made of local Philippine materials -- magnifies to 1500 diameters
  General Marex X-10 -- an electronic robot capable of talking, walking, and obeying commands
  first Spectroscope in the Philippines

  Occupied Key Positions in Government including:

  Director, Civil Aeronautics Board

  Director, Bureau of Aeronautics

  Executive Director, National Science Development Board

  President, Philippine Association of Science and Technology

  Chairman, National Research Council of the Philippines

  Vice Chairman, UNESCO National Commission

  Reserve Captain, Philippine Air Force

  Held Executive Positions in Private, Social, Scientific, and Civic Organizations which include:

  Executive Vice President and Dean of Engineering and Technology, Feati University

  Director, Institute of Research

  President, Filipino Inventors Society

  President, Society of Aeronautical Engineers

  President, Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science

  Chairman of the Board of Editors of Filipino Educators

  Fellow, National Academy of Science

  Grand Knight, Knights of Columbus Holy Family Council 5164

The Law of Kinetic Electrical Resistance or Zara Effect

This states that "all contacts, turning or sliding, between metals, or between carbon and metals, or between metals and mercury, or between conductors, produce a resistance to the passage of electric current which ma be kinetifc and/or permanent electrical resistance. This is observed at currents of very low amperage. Kinetic electrical resistance is the resistance to the passage of electric current when contacts are in motion. Permanent electrical resistance manifests itself when contacts are at rest."

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