GREAT PERSONALITIES in Croatia

Who are they?/What were they?  Two great Inventors ; Slavoljub Penkala - Nikola Tesla (slide 3-5)  Two ladies: Sport legends from the present days ; Janica Kostelić - Blanka Vlašić (slide 6-7)  Two past sport legends from ‘The Hall of Fame’: Dražen Petrović – Krešo Ćosić ( slide 8-9)

Slavoljub Penkala  THE STORY OF a PEN  Croatian inventor, Slavoljub Penkala, invented the first mechanical pen in as well as the first fountain pen in 1907.

Nikola Tesla  The greatest visionary scientist!

Nikola Tesla  He is conceded to be the greatest inventor of all times His inventions made radio and TV possible. Without his induction motor, nearly everything that moves on wheels would stop. His inventions made possible cheap electrical light and energy as well as travel on street cars, subways, and electrical railroads. He pointed the way to the automatic pilot, to the rocket airplane, and to the robot bomb. He discovered the nature of cosmic rays. He produced the first bolt of man-made lightning. He harnessed Niagara Falls. Although others made great fortunes from his inventions, Tesla never became financially wealthy. He did however establish a permanent reputation as one of the greatest visionary scientists in the history of physics. To this day scientists scour his notebooks for insights for possible new discoveries and inventions. Tesla died in the Hotel New Yorker as a very poor old man.  museum.org/meni_en/nt.php?link=downloads/d&opc= museum.org/meni_en/nt.php?link=downloads/d&opc  museum.org/meni_en/nt.php?link=3d/3d&opc=sub11

Janica Kostelić  The most successful lady skier of all times  Janica won 4 Olympic medals and 2 World Championships. She’s the Croatian Snow Queen  The symbol of a fighter!

Blanka Vlašić  The World champion in high jumping;  Her record is 2.06 cm.  She’s only 23 years old  Blanka was born in Split, Dalmatia.  Her dad has been her coach for years.

Dražen Petrović  the greatest Croatian basketball player of all times  He played in NBA  In ‘The Hall of Fame’ for years  Zagreb basketball stadium is called after him  Video link:

Krešo Ćosić  The first NBA professional basketball player in Croatia.  Lived in Zadar, Croatia.  He was the Croatian Ambassador in the USA in 90-s.  The newest giant arena has been named after Krešo.  Krešo is the symbol of a fair player and kindness.  Links: 2yY&feature=related ature=related