Serbian Contributions
Through assimilation, Serbian immigrants have made contributions to the building of America and have left a profound impact on American society and culture with past, current, and future successes.
Mihajlo Pupin
Mihajlo Pupin's inventions let to numerous patents, and he was a founding member of the NACA in 1915 (predecessor to NASA).
Nikola Tesla
Tesla invented means to effectively transmit electricity. He is the father of the radio, and his inventions led to innovations such as Wi-Fi.
Bora Milutinovic
As head coach, Milutinovic led an inexperienced US men's soccer team to its first ever Final 16 showing in the 1994 World Cup, US men's soccer has been consistently among the top 20 soccer teams in the world ever since.
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has been consistently ranked world No. 1 tennis player, and many consider him among the greatest of all time.
Nikola Jokic
In his young NBA career, Jokic is already a four-time All-Star and 2 time NBA MVP (2020 to 2021). His feats have become legendary, and he is only getting started as he led the Denver Nuggets to the NBA Finals in 2023.
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