RISTIĆ: TESLA'S LEGACY CONTINUES TO SHINE IN TODAY'S WORLD

BIJELJINA, NOVEMBER 11 /SRNA/ – TRB General Director Slavenko Ristić said, after receiving the Nikola Tesla statuette, that he had the honour of contributing to the establishment of the international Planetary Tesla Award, whose laureates include Novak Djokovic and Elon Musk, stressing that the legacy of the Serb scientist continues to shine in today's world, where, unfortunately, darkness is increasingly prevalent.

“It is a special honour for me to receive the Nikola Tesla statuette alongside this year's recipients of the international Planetary Tesla Award, including distinguished film director Lordan Zafranović and Dr Mark Seifer, one of the world's leading researchers and experts on the life and work of Nikola Tesla,” Ristić said at the award ceremony in Belgrade.

Slavenko Ristić is one of the founders of the international Planetary Tesla Award, established by Serbian-American admirers of Tesla, members of the academic and business communities, patriots and humanitarians.

The award recognises outstanding achievements in science, education, economics, medicine, the arts, invention, social policy and sport, as well as contributions to peace and the well-being of all humanity.

This year's recipients are Dr Mark Seifer, engineer Dmitry Kruk, Professor Steve Lou, film director Lordan Zafranović and the Nikola Tesla Science Foundation from Philadelphia.

The award ceremony was held at the Atelje 212 theatre in Belgrade. The Nikola Tesla statuette presented to Ristić was created by academic sculptor Sara Nikolić.