THE GREATEST CROATIAN INVENTIONS

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  • Faust Vrančić

    Faust Vrančić
    He invented a parachute.
  • Ivan Blaž Lupis Vukić

    Ivan Blaž Lupis Vukić
    Ivan Blaž Lupis Vukić was an engineer of the Austrian-Hungarian navy and developed the first propeller-claimant torpedo.
  • David Schwarz

    David Schwarz
    He was a Croatian-Hungarian aviation pioneer born in the Austrian Empire. He is known for creating an airship with a rigid envelope made entirely of metal.
  • Nikola Tesla

    Nikola Tesla
    Nikola Tesla was inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system
  • Ante Šupuk

    Ante Šupuk
    He invented he Jaruga Hydroelectric Power Plant.
  • Franjo Hanaman

    Franjo Hanaman
    He invented electric light-bulb with a metal filament (tungsten) with his assistant Alexander Just.
  • Ivan Vučetić

    Ivan Vučetić
    Ivan Vučetić became the director of the Center for Dactyloscopy.
  • Slavoljub Eduard Penkala

    Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
    He invented a hot water bottle - his first patented invention, the "Termofor", a type of bluing detergent, a rail-car brake, an anode battery, mehanical pencil and ink fountain pen.
  • Petar Mišković

    Petar Mišković
    He invented steam washing machine.
  • Mate Rimac

    Mate Rimac
    The Rimac Concept One electric car, the first one designed and manufactured by Rimac Automobili, was introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011. The car included company's 24 patented innovations. It was described as the world's first electric supercar.[9]