The great scientist Nikola Tesla, who invented the wheel of the modern age and "illuminated the world", was born in 1856 in Smiljan. He grew up and acquired his first knowledge in Gospić. The Nikola Tesla Memorial Center, opened in 2006 on his 150th birthday, has united science, art and tourism in one place.
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