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Horace Wells

American dentist and anaesthesia pioneer (1815-1848)

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    I awaken to glory : essays celebrating the sesquicentennial of the discovery of anesthesia by Horace Wells, December 11, 1844-December 11, 1994 / edited by Richard J. Wolfe and Leonard F. Menczer.

    | Date: 1994
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    Claiming priority for the discovery of the effects of etherial vaporizations on sensiblity / Horace Wells.

    Wells, Horace, 1815-1848. | Date: 1965

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Anesthesia
United States
History, 19th Century
Ether
Anesthesia
Anesthetics

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