EPISODE · Apr 30, 2012 · 29 MIN
Horace Wells and the Gas War
from Stuff You Missed in History Class · host iHeartPodcasts
Dentist Horace Wells set up shop in Hartford in 1836, before the discovery of anasthesia. At an exhibition in 1844 he became certain that nitrous oxide could revolutionize medicine. He tried to demonstrate his findings... but things didn't go as planned. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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