The 161st Anniversary of Tesla's Birth Commemorated in Zagreb

The three-day commemoration opened with a lecture at the Nikola Tesla Technical Museum, followed by an evening cello concert performed by Ana Rucner on Bundek Lake. The ceremony of the annual Nikola Tesla – Genius for the Future Award was held at Esplanade Zagreb Hotel on July 10th. Guests from the scientific and cultural scenes, as well as US and Indian ambassadors, were welcomed by Ms. Vesna Bedeković, the Croatian Parliament Speaker, Ms. Jelena Pavičić Vukičević, the envoy of the Deputy Mayor of the City of Zagreb, Mr. Davor Bernardić, the Parliamentary Representative, Mr. Ivo Josipović, former President of the Republic of Croatia, Ms. Andrea Doko-Jelušić, the Executive Director of AmCham Croatia, Ms. Sandra Bischof, the Dean of the Faculty of Textile Technology in Zagreb, Mr. Ivan Bračić, the President of Croatian Innovation Association and Ms. Dragica Mihajlović, the President of The Nikola Tesla Association – Genius for the Future. The annual awards were presented in three categories. Jan Pršle, a pupil of Zagreb’s Dragutin Domjanić Primary School received awards for the Physics and General Knowledge on Tesla Quiz. In the category of Creative and Innovative Products and Souvenirs Inspired by Tesla's Inventions, innovator Zlatko Dražić from Požega won the award for the “Remote Control Mower”, while the “Smart Bench”, invented by Ivan Mrvoš from Solin won the Tesla Environmental Protection Award. The international conference “Tesla in Zagreb”, where inventive Croatian entrepreneurs and scientists shared their knowledge, was held on July 11th. The manifestation closed at the Gavella Theater with the play Tesla Anonymous, directed by Filip Šovagović.