Gregorio Zara invented the first videophone, or two-way television-telephone, in the mid-1950s, long before the digital age began. When Zara patented it in 1955 as a "photo phone signal separation network," it moved beyond science fiction and comic books. Zara's videophone was never intended to be a commercial product in the first place.
Aside from the videophone, Zara holds 30 patents, including a solar-energy device, a propeller-cutting machine, and an airplane engine that runs on pure alcohol as fuel.
On July 19, 1959, President Carlos Garcia recognized him for his contributions to aeronautics during National Science and Technology Week. President Ferdinand E. Marcos honored the National Scientist Award on him in 1978.
On October 15, 1978, he died at the age of 76. The Philippine government held a state funeral for him at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
: National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines
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