Peter Miscovich
Peter Miscovich(Petar Mišković/Pero Mišković) (1885-1950) was a Croatian inventor. He was born in village of Imotica in Austira-Hungaria (Croatia) 1885. and died in Alaska 1950. His most important inventions were steam powered washing machine and improvement of steam bath. He had seven children with his wife Stane. One of his most famous son is John that invented Intelligiant, pump used on boats, fire vehicles and more. Peter was also get involve with creating hydraulics machines.
Biography
In his village of Imotica with the Stankovich clan Miscovich raised tobacco, potato, cabbage and the families had heards of goats and sheep. He went to the America 1903 from Le Havre, France and he came in New York at the age of eighteen on 25 May, although village elders tried to discourage him. He and his relatives did not have any formal education, but he went on an apprenticeship in Montana and California. After some time he decided to move from metal mines to coal mines (because of his health). He went to Wilkensen where other Croatians worked. Unfortunately, he found even worse coal mines. When he heard about the stampede in Iditarod 1910. he went to Seattle and then to the mouth of Yukon River, St. Michael.[1] [2]