Exploring the historical journey of Horace Wells and his encounter with nitrous oxide, revealing the origins of painless dental operations and the amusing yet experimental nature of early anesthesia techniques.
This 2012 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina covers dentist Horace Wells. 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.
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