Standouts in Science and Technology

Argentines have been responsible for major breakthroughs in world medicine

René Favaloro developed the techniques and performed the world's first ever coronary bypass surgery, and Francisco de Pedro invented a more reliable artificial cardiac pacemaker.
Medicine's Nobel laureate Bernardo Houssay discovered the role of pituitary hormones in regulating glucose in animals.
Medicine's Nobel laureate César Milstein did extensive research in antibodies.
Chemistry's Nobel laureate Luis Leloir discovered how organisms store energy converting glucose into glycogen, and the compounds which are fundamental in metabolizing carbohydrates.
Luis Agote performed one of the first two blood transfusions with pre-stored blood in history.
Enrique Finochietto designed operating table tools such as the surgical scissors that bear his name ("Finochietto scissors")
Roberto Zaldívar is a pioneer in laser-eye procedures and research.


In other areas, Juan Vucetich is the father of modern dactiloscopy.
Raúl Pateras de Pescara demonstrated the world's first flight of a helicopter.
Hungarian-Argentine László Bíró mass-produced the first modern ball point pens,
Eduardo Taurozzi developed the more efficient pendular combustion engine
Juan Maldacena, an Argentine-American scientist, is a leading figure in string theory. An Argentine satellite, the PEHUENSAT-1 was successfully launched on January 10, 2007 using the PSLV .

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