Speaker. it is with distinct pleasure that as chairman of the Science. Space. and Technology Committee I rise today to pay tribute to an extraordinary scientist. inventor. and patriot. Nikola Tesla. son of a Serbian Orthodox clergyman. emigrated to the United States at the age of 28 and proceeded to revolutionize electromagnetic technology and pave the way for many of our modern machines and techniques such as robotics. computers. satellites. and microwaves. Born on July 10. 1856 in the SmilIjan. Lika region of what is now Yugoslavia. he came to this country and in 1889 he became an American citizen. This. as he often told friends. he valued more than any of the scientific honors to come to him. Honorary degrees he tossed into drawers. but his certificate of naturalization was always kept in his safe. He died in New York City on January 7. 1943. but yesterday. July 10. marked the 134th anniversary of his birth. so I take this opportunity to remember a lifetime of accomplishments and scientific advancements which have led us to many of the programs I now oversee on the Science.
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