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Nikola Tesla (Serbia/Croatia, 1856–1943) ⚡
One of the greatest inventors ever; pioneer of alternating current (AC), wireless transmission, and modern electrical engineering. -
Milutin Milanković (Serbia, 1879–1958) 🌍
Creator of the Milankovitch cycles, explaining long-term climate change and ice ages—still fundamental in climate science today. -
Ruđer Bošković (Rugjer Josip Bošković) (Croatia, 1711–1787) 🔬
A polymath who anticipated atomic theory, contributed to astronomy, physics, and modern scientific methodology. -
Mihajlo Pupin (Serbia, 1858–1935) 📡
Key figure in telecommunications; improved long-distance telephone transmission and contributed to early radio technology. -
George Papanicolaou (Greece, 1883–1962) 🧬
Inventor of the Pap smear test, revolutionizing early detection of cervical cancer and saving millions of lives. -
Asen Zlatarov (Bulgaria, 1885–1936) 🧪
Prominent biochemist and public intellectual; advanced biochemistry and nutrition science in Southeast Europe. -
Vladimir Prelog (Croatia/Bosnia, 1906–1998) 🧫
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1975) for work on stereochemistry, shaping modern pharmaceutical chemistry. -
Stjepan Mohorovičić (Croatia, 1857–1936) 🌎
Discovered the Mohorovičić discontinuity (Moho), a foundational concept in seismology and Earth sciences. -
Fan Noli (Albania, 1882–1965) 📚
While mainly known as a statesman, he was also a scholar, translator, and intellectual who shaped Albanian cultural and academic thought. -
Constantin Brâncuși (Romania, 1876–1957) 🧠
Though best known as an artist, his radical ideas reshaped aesthetic theory and modern form, influencing interdisciplinary thinking between art and science.
