Mr. Speaker. this week the Serbian American community celebrates the 134th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla. a distinguished scientist and inventor. Nikola Tesla. son of a Serbian Orthodox clergyman. was born on July 10. 1856. at Smiljan in the Lika region of what is now Yugoslavia. He emigrated to the United States at the age of 28 and 5 years later became an American citizen. He died in New York City on Teslas inventions radically altered the world in which we live. He invented the alternatingcurrent motor that made universal transmission and distribution practicable. He invented modern radio technology. the bladsless turbine. and fluorescent lighting.
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