Tesla was born on 10 July [O.S. 28 June] 1856 into a Serb family in the village of Smiljan, Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia). His father, Milutin Tesla, was a Serbian Orthodox priest. Tesla's mother, Đuka Tesla (née Mandić), whose father was also an Orthodox priest,:10 had a talent for making home craft tools, mechanical appliances, and the ability to memorize Serbian epic poems. Đuka had never received a formal education. Nikola credited his eidetic memory and creative abilities to his mother's genetics and influence. Tesla's progenitors were from western Serbia, near Montenegro.:12
What were Tesla's mother's special abilities?
making home craft tools, mechanical appliances, and the ability to memorize Serbian epic poems making home craft tools, mechanical appliances, and the ability to memorize Serbian epic poems making home craft tools, mechanical appliances, and the ability to memorize Serbian epic poems
Tesla's mother, Đuka Tesla (née Mandić), whose father was also an Orthodox priest,:10 had a talent for making home craft tools, mechanical appliances, and the ability to memorize Serbian epic poems.
Tesla's mother, Duka Tesla (nee Mandic), whose father was also an Orthodox priest,:ten had a talent for making home craft tools, mechanical appliances, and the ability to memorize Serbian epic poems.
What were Tesla's mother's special abilities?