Croats, Serbs unite to hail Tesla's genius (Reuters)

SMILJAN, Croatia (Reuters) - Croats and Serbs united on Monday in celebrating late scientist Nikola Tesla, hailing him as a symbol of ethnic tolerance badly needed in the Balkans. Tesla was born 150 years ago this day in this small village at the foot of Mt Velebit in a Serb area of Croatia. He made most of his discoveries on electricity in the United States. His birthplace saw some of the fiercest fighting in Croatia's 1991-95 independence war with local ethnic Serb rebels. Tesla's monument was ...