2. Filipino inventor of analog messaging in
sending messages using Fiber Optics and
Digitalization for its processing.Born in
Springfield, Massachusetts on October 26,
1947 to Tomas and Aurea Ligot Tangonan,
Greg grew up in Honolulu and La Puente,
California. He studied at the Cathedral
School in Hawaii, and went on to finish
High School at the La Puente High School
in California in 1965. He has twin sisters,
Nena and Julie, and a brother, John.
Gregory Lingot Tangonan
3. His work has been recognized for innovations in
all-optical switching modules and secure fiber
optic systems. Tangonan has 49 US patents,
published over 200 papers, and received several
Published Paper-of-the-Year awards from HRL
Laboratories. He also received the
Distinguished Inventor Award from HRL in
2000, 2001, and 2002.
5. Greg Tangonan has 49 U.S. patents has published
over 200 papers and made international
presentations in the wide variety of fields like fiber
optics, wireless communications, material science,
and laser applications.
6. Greg’s work has realized groundbreaking advances in ultra-
high-performance circuitry, and innovative computing and
communications. His research and inventions in the field of
science and technology operate in space, on aircraft, in
automobiles, and in a variety of consumer products that make
our world safer, support our national security and improve our
quality of life.
