CROATIAN INVENTORS

  • FAUST VRANČIĆ

    FAUST VRANČIĆ
    Faust Vrančić invented the parachute in 1617.
  • 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.
  • 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
    Ante Šupuk was a Croatian politician and entrepreneur who served as a mayor of Šibenik. In 1895 he built the Jaruga Hydroelectric Power Plant as one of the world's first hydroelectric power plants, and connected it to a lighting system using alternating current. It was the first of its kind in Dalmatia and Croatia.
  • DAVID SCHWARZ

    DAVID SCHWARZ
    David Schwarz was a croatian inventor. He is known for creating an airship with a rigid envelope made entirely of metal.
  • IVAN VUČETIĆ

    IVAN VUČETIĆ
    Ivan Vučetić became the director of the Center for Dactyloscopy.
  • FRANJO HANAMAN

    FRANJO HANAMAN
    Franjo Hanaman was a Croatian inventor, engineer, and chemist, who gained world recognition for inventing the world's first applied electric light-bulb with a metal filament
  • SLAVOLJUB PENKALA

    SLAVOLJUB PENKALA
    Slavoljub Eduard Penkala was a Croatian engineer and inventor. He invented the mechanical pencil, the fountain pen and many other things.
  • PETER MISCOVICH

    PETER MISCOVICH
    Peter Miscovich was a Croatian-born American inventor. His most well-known inventions were a steam-powered washing machine and improvement of steam bath. Peter was also involved with creating hydraulics machines.
  • MATE RIMAC

    MATE RIMAC
    Mate Rimac is a Croatian inventor,[1][2] entrepreneur,[3] and founder of the Croatian car company Rimac Automobili in 2009. Rimac started mooting an electric supercar at the age of 20.