Science and technology in Chile

Science and technology in Chile is led by the National Commission of Scientific and Technological Investigation.

History

The study of physics in Chile traces to the chairs of experimental physics funded by Juan Martínez de Rozas between 1781 and 1783 in the Convictorio Carolino.[1]

When the Chilean National Institute began teaching on August 10, 1813, one of the institute's eighteen chairs was for experimental physics. This was dictated by presbyter José Alejo Bezanilla and taught as part of the course of Natural Sciences.[1] After the Disaster of Rancagua, General Mariano Osorio assumed control of the country, abolishing the republican initiatives decreed by José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins, and restoring the colony's governmental, administrative and judicial institutions.[2] These initiatives affected the National Institute.

One of the first scientists who spoke on the development of science in Chile was Jesuit priest Juan Ignacio Molina.[3]

Chilean technology

In the field of biotechnology, Pablo Valenzuela contributed to the creation of the Hepatitis B vaccine, the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus and the development of a process to produce human insulin from yeast. Under his direction, scientists cloned and sequenced HIV.[4]

Another notable Chilean technology is the Sôki, an electric vehicle.[5]

Institutions

Events

  • Congress of the Future
  • National Scientific fair Juvenile

References

  1. 1 2 Gutiérrez Gallardo, Claudio, y Flavio Gutiérrez Albornoz (julio-diciembre de 2006).
  2. ↑ Memoria Chilena. "La reconquista española (1814-1817)". Memoria Chilena. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Gutiérrez, Flavio, y Claudio Gutiérrez (2008). Forjadores de la Ciencia en Chile (1.ª ed.). RIL Editores. p. 26. ISBN 978-956-284-635-6. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Thisischile (22 August 2009). "Pablo Valenzuela Valdés" (in English and Spanish). Archived from the original (ASPX) on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  5. ↑ S.A.P., El Mercurio (2015-10-10). "La historia de Soki, el primer auto eléctrico desarrollado en Chile | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-28.
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