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List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries

List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries rather than just read about it. In short: Brazilian inventions and discoveries are items, processes, techniques or discoveries which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Brazil or to a citizen of Brazil. Physics Pion by César Lattes, one of the discoverers Mathematics Introduction to the concept of spectrum in topology, by Elon Lages Lima in 1958 Peixoto's theorem, by Maurício Peixoto in 1959 Costa's minimal surface by Celso…

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Reference excerpt

Brazilian inventions and discoveries are items, processes, techniques or discoveries which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Brazil or to a citizen of Brazil.

Physics Pion by César Lattes, one of the discoverers

Mathematics Introduction to the concept of spectrum in topology, by Elon Lages Lima in 1958 Peixoto's theorem, by Maurício Peixoto in 1959 Costa's minimal surface by Celso José da Costa in 1982

Medicine

Diseases Bradykinin by Mauricio Rocha e Silva, Wilson Teixeira Beraldo and Gastão Rosenfeld Chagas disease, pathogen, vector, host, clinical manifestations and epidemiology discovery, by Carlos Chagas Epidemic typhus, pathogen discovery, by Henrique da Rocha Lima Schistosomiasis, disease cycle discovery, by Pirajá da Silva

Procedures, techniques or medicines Chest photofluorography by Manuel Dias de Abreu Jatene procedure by Adib Jatene Anti-ophidic serum by Vital Brazil, he is also credited as the first to develop anti-scorpion and anti-spider serums, in 1908 and 1925, respectively

Engineering and electronics Electric shower, by Francisco Canhos Navarro. Orelhão by Chu Ming Silveira. Leme panoramic camera by Sebastião Carvalho Leme Electronic voting machine by Judge Carlos Prudêncio in 1989

Computing Lua programming language created in 1993 by Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, and Waldemar Celes from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro: Science and Technology Center (CTC: Tecgraf). Elixir (programming language) created in 2012 by José Valim from a research and development project at Plataformatec. Pix a fast, free payment system developed by the Central Bank of Brazil

Miscellaneous Brazilian jiu-jitsu martial art and combat sport created in the 1920s. Vanishing spray a substance applied to an association football pitch to provide a temporary visual marker, was created by Brazilian inventor Heine Allemagne. Participatory budgeting (PB) first developed in Porto Alegre, Brazil as 1986.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries

In research: List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Brazil history-related lists, Brazilian inventions, Lists of inventions or discoveries, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries in simple terms?

Brazilian inventions and discoveries are items, processes, techniques or discoveries which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Brazil or to a citizen of Brazil. Physics Pion by César Lattes, one of the discoverers Mathematics Introduction to the concept of spectrum…

Why does List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study List of Brazilian inventions and discoveries?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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