You're right jan, he was a Serbian born in Smiljan, Croatia /Krajina (military frontier at this time). My apologies. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
And by the way, you've seen David Bowie as Nikola Tesla in "The Prestige" movie (2006).And "The prestige" story seems to be inspired by Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison competition (the 2 magicians of the modern era). Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
It's made to prevent burning wood pieces to go out the hearth in a chimney. (sorry regarding my english ... and see Alex I didn't post URL ! lol sorry for the last time I haven't read all the rules) Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
And "The prestige" story seems to be inspired by Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison competition (the 2 magicians of the modern era).