TORPEDO
Perhaps the most famous invention of the city Rijeka is torpedo. Completely new weapon in the whole world which enabled attack on enemy ships from great distance was invented by John Luppis in 1860.
Perhaps the most famous invention of the city Rijeka is torpedo. Completely new weapon in the whole world which enabled attack on enemy ships from great distance was invented by John Luppis in 1860.
The first factory which was producing torpedoes was built in Rijeka. It was founded by the English industrialist Robert Whitehead for the Austro-Hungarian Navy. At that time Rijeka was the world center of modern industry, and the factory "Torpedo" produced most advanced technological solutions. Goldsmith Tonci Grabusic created a genuine souvenir of Rijeka - a pen in the shape of the torpedo, which was able to restore fame to this somewhat forgotten invention.
