Nikola Tesla Museum

July 10, 1856 - BORN IN SMILJAN

1862 - Enrolls in first grade of elementary school in Smiljan

1863 - Moves with family to Gospic

1863 — 1870 - Completes elementary school and lower technical school in Gospic

1875 — 1877 - Studies technical sciences in Graz

1878 - Matica srpska in Novi Sad rejects application for stipendium

1878 — 1879 - First employment in Maribor

1880 - Studies natural philosophy at the Charles University in Prague