Josip Belušić was a Croatian inventor who lived from 1847 to 1905. He was born in the small settlement of Županići in the region of Labin, Istria, and was schooled in Pazin and Koper. He continued his studies in Vienna, later resettling in Trieste before coming back to Istria, where he built his best known invention, the speedometer. After completing his studies he was employed as a professor of physics and mathematics at the Royal School of Koper, and later he became director of the Maritime School of Castelnuovo.
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Josip Belušić (Serbo-Croatian: [josip beluʃitɕ]; 12 March 1847-8 January 1905) was a Croatian inventor.
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Belušić continued his studies in Vienna, later resettling in Trieste before coming back to Istria, where he built his best known invention, the speedometer.
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Belušić continued his studies in Vienna, later resettling in Trieste before coming back to Istria, where he built his best known invention, the speedometer.
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The electric speedometer was invented by the Croat Josip Belušić in 1888 and was originally called a velocimeter.
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