This is a list of Thai inventions and discoveries.

Biology

* Life cycle of the ''

Gnathostoma spinigerum ''Gnathostoma spinigerum'' is a parasitic nematode that causes gnathostomiasis in humans, also known as its clinical manifestations are '' creeping eruption'', ''larva migrans'', ''Yangtze edema'', ''Choko-Fuschu Tua chid'' and ''wandering swell ...

'' parasite, by Svasti Daengsvang and Chalerm Prommas (1933)

Medicine

* Molecular basis of

alpha thalassemia Alpha-thalassemia (α-thalassemia, α-thalassaemia) is a form of thalassemia involving the genes ''HBA1'' and ''HBA2''. Thalassemias are a group of inherited blood conditions which result in the impaired production of hemoglobin, the molecule t ...

, by

Prawase Wasi Prawase Wasi ( th, ประเวศ วะสี; , born 1931) is a Thai haematologist, political actor and public intellectual. A highly influential figure, his works range from thalassaemia-related research and helping develop Thailand's health ...

and colleagues (1984) * LIFT technique, the novel treatment of

fistula-in-ano Anal fistula is a chronic abnormal communication between the epithelialised surface of the anal canal and usually the perianal skin. An anal fistula can be described as a narrow tunnel with its internal opening in the anal canal and its externa ...

, by Arun Rojanasakul (2007) * Polyethene prosthetic leg invented by Thai Dr. Therdchai Jivacate.

Physics

* The Chachiyo correlation functional for

local-density approximation Local-density approximations (LDA) are a class of approximations to the exchange–correlation (XC) energy functional in density functional theory (DFT) that depend solely upon the value of the electronic density at each point in space (and no ...

, by Teepanis Chachiyo (2016)

Linguistics

* A new reconstruction of the phonology and lexicon of the

Proto-Tai language Proto-Tai is the reconstructed proto-language (common ancestor) of all the Tai languages, including modern Lao, Shan, Tai Lü, Tai Dam, Ahom, Northern Thai, Standard Thai, Bouyei, and Zhuang. The Proto-Tai language is not directly attest ...

, by Pittayawat Pittayaporn (2009)

Technology

Hercules Graphics Card The Hercules Graphics Card (HGC) is a computer graphics controller made by Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. that combines IBM's text-only MDA display standard with a bitmapped graphics mode. This allows the HGC to offer both high-quality text a ...

was invented by Van Suwannukul (1982).

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