List of Croatian inventions and discoveries

Speedometer

Fingerprints are used in dactyloscopy

Mechanical pencil

Azithromycin

The following list is composed of items, techniques and processes that were invented or discovered by people from Croatia: The following list is composed of items, techniques and processes that were invented or discovered by people from Croatia:

Invention/discovery	Inventor/discoverer
Apaurin	Franjo Kajfež[1]
Wireless non-radiative energy transfer	Marin Soljačić[2][3]
Speedometer	Josip Belušić[4]
Dactyloscopy	Juan Vucetich[5]
A dynamo for vehicle lighting	Marcel Kiepach
Hydraulic rotary drilling Christmas tree (oil well)	Anthony Francis Lucas[6]
First European Hydropower	Vjekoslav Meichsnero
NS Savannah	Erazmo Tićac[7]
Alternating current Induction motor Resonant inductive coupling Remote control Tesla coil	Nikola Tesla
MP3 player	Tomislav Uzelac
Pay-by-phone parking	/
Hot water bottle Mechanical pencil	Slavoljub Penkala[8]
Puretic power block	Mario Puratić[9]
Electric light-bulb with a metal filament	Franjo Hanaman & Aleksandar Justa[10]
Cable-stayed bridge Suspension bridge Parachute Vertical axis wind turbine	Fausto Veranzio[11]
Azithromycin	Slobodan Đokić, Gorjana Radoboja-Lazarevski, Zrinka Tamburašev, Gabrijela Kobrehel[12]
Atomic theory	Roger Joseph Boscovich[13]
Torpedo	Giovanni Luppis[14]
Double-entry bookkeeping system	Benedetto Cotrugli[15]
Steam-powered washing machine Improvement of steam bath	Peter Miscovich[16]
Water cannon Intelligiant	John Arthur Miscovich[17]
High-speed photography	Peter Salcher
Mohorovičić discontinuity	Andrija Mohorovičić[18]
Positronium	Stjepan Mohorovičić[19]
Duplex connection of telegraphic transmission	Ferdinand Kovačević[20]
Diazepam Benzodiazepine Chlordiazepoxide Flurazepam Nitrazepam Clonazepam Flunitrazepam Trimetaphan camsilate	Leo Sternbach
Orbital engine	Ralph Sarich

References

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2. http://news.mit.edu/2006/wireless
3. http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2006/nov/14/gadget-recharging-goes-wireless
4. Ed Sobey. "A Field Guide to Automotive Technology". Books.google.hr. p. 78. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
5. "Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body: Galleries: Biographies: Juan Vucetich (1858–1925)". www.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
6. "Bora computer aachen - Computer and IT latest news". piercecollegefoundation.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
7. "Culture of Kvarner / Industrial and technical heritage". www.kvarner.hr. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
8. "About Eduard Slavoljub Penkala". Penkala.net. 1906-01-24. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
9. "Full text of "Modern Fishing Of The World"". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
10. "Hrvatski biografski leksikon". Hbl.lzmk.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
11. "Verantius, Faustus (also known as Fausto Vrancic or Veranzio) – Dictionary definition of Verantius, Faustus (also known as Fausto Vrancic or Veranzio) | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
12. "Vol 60, No. 12, (617)". Pierre.fkit.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
13. Anderton, Roger; Stoiljkovich, Dragoslav. Roger Boscovich The Founder of Modern Science. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781291820287.
14. "Inventor of the Torpedo – 1875". History.info. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
15. Anzovin, Steven (2000). Famous First Facts. ISBN 0-8242-0958-3.
16. "Peter Miscovich". Alaskamininghalloffame.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
17. "The Intelligiant: John Miskovich's rise from Alaskan gold miner to world renowned inventor". Mining Technology. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
18. "Mohorovicic Discontinuity - The Moho". Geology.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
19. Mohorovičić, St. (1934-01-01). "Möglichkeit neuer Elemente und ihre Bedeutung für die Astrophysik". Astronomische Nachrichten 253 (4): 93–108. doi:10.1002/asna.19342530402. ISSN 1521-3994.
20. History of Croatian Science