Lijecnicki vjesnik 2007;129(12)

NIKOLA TESLA IN MEDICINE, TOO

Branko Hanžek, Zvonimir Jakobović

Abstract

Summary. Using primary and secondary sources we have shown in this paper the influence of Nikola Tesla's work on the field of medicine. The description of his experiments conduced within secondary-school education programs aimed to present the popularization of his work in Croatia. Although Tesla was dedicated primarily to physics and was not directly involved in biomedical research, his work significantly contributed to paving the way of medical physics particularly radiology and high-frequency electrotherapy.

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