title: [Nikola Tesla in medicine, too].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Zavod za povijest i filozofiju znanosti, Odsjek za povijest prirodnih i matematickih znanosti, Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, Zagreb. bhanzek@hazu.hr
authors.forename: Branko
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hanzek
authors.forename: Zvonimir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jakobović
mesh_terms: D017523:Croatia; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010825:Physics / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States