# Peter Miscovich

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'''Peter Miscovich''' (Petar Mišković/Pero Mišković) (1885–1950) was a Croatian-born American inventor. He was born in the village of [Imotica](/source/Imotica) in the [Austro-Hungarian](/source/Austria-Hungary) [Kingdom of Dalmatia](/source/Kingdom_of_Dalmatia) in 1885 and died in [Alaska](/source/Alaska) in 1950.

His most well-known inventions were a steam-powered washing machine and improvement of steam bath.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alaskamininghalloffame.org/inductees/miscovich.php|title=Peter Miscovich|website=alaskamininghalloffame.org|access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref> He had seven children with his wife Stane. His son [John Miscovich](/source/John_Miscovich) invented the [Intelligiant](/source/Intelligiant) pump used on boats, fire vehicles and more. Peter was also involved with creating [hydraulics machines](/source/Hydraulics).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alaskamininghalloffame.org/inductees/miscovich.php|title=Peter Miscovich}}</ref>

==Biography==

Miscovich went to America in 1903, leaving from [Le Havre](/source/Le_Havre), [France](/source/France) and arriving in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) at age eighteen on 25 May. He and his relatives had no formal education, but he was apprenticed in [Montana](/source/Montana) and [California](/source/California). After some time he decided to move from metal mines to coal mines for his health. He went to Wilkensen where other Croats worked. However, he found coal mines to be even less healthy. When he heard about the stampede in the [Iditarod](/source/Iditarod) 1910, he went to [Seattle](/source/Seattle) and then to the mouth of the [Yukon River](/source/Yukon_River), St. Michael.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alaskamininghalloffame.org/inductees/miscovich.php|title=Peter Miscovich}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/adn/obituary.aspx?pid=172335325| title = John Miscovich Obituary (1918 - 2014) - Anchorage, AK - Anchorage Daily News| website = [Legacy.com](/source/Legacy.com)}} </ref>

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