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was one of the first proponents of creating an institute of technology in the country. During the later part of the 1960s he was looking for supporters to introduce a bill that would create the institute. His efforts finally paid off when on June 10, 1971, president
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El TEC en inglés: El logo del TEC no cambia, sin embargo para las menciones textuales, la institución se nombra a sí misma en el idioma inglés de manera que coincide con la mayoría de las publicaciones científicas realizadas: Costa Rica
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