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Faust Vrančić
He was the first person to stretch fabric over a wooden frame to make a parachute, with which he made a jump in Venice in 1617. -
the tie
The tie is considered the original Croatian product. Europe expanded in the 17th century through Croatian soldiers, becoming a recognizable fashion detail in the Thirty Years War -
Ivan Blaž Lupis
He built a prototype of an explosive weapon which could be used to attack enemy ships in 1861. After signing a contract with Lupis, a factory in Rijeka developed his invention and was the first in the world to begin mass production of torpedoes which were completely like those used today. -
Nikola Tesla
In 1884 he moved to the USA, where he set up his own laboratory and patented over 700 inventions, several of which are crucial to the way we live, and are still in use today (the entire system of producing, transporting and using multi-phase alternating current, radar, transformers, remote control, etc.). -
Peter Salcher
He was the first person in the world to produce ultrafast photography, used to track the trajectory of a rifle bullet in flight. -
David Schwarz
He made the first steerable airship with a metal frame. -
Franjo Hanaman
He developed a process for manufacturing tungsten filaments and their application in electric light bulbs, with Alexander Just, in Vienna. -
Slavoljub Penkala
He patented many inventions which are still used today. The most famous was his ballpoint pen, which the Penkala factory sold in around 70 countries -
Mario Puratć
He emigrated to the USA in 1929, where he invented a power block to help haul fishing nets out of the sea and on board vessels. His invention has been applied in all the world’s fishing fleets. -
the antibiotic azithromycin
A group of scientists from the research institute of the Pliva pharmaceutical company synthesised and patented azithromycin, a new type of wide-spectrum antibiotic which could stay in the body for long periods. -
Mate Rimac
Concept One by the Croatian company Rimac Automobili, the world's fastest electric car. It reaches 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and tops 300 km/h
