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SYMHC Classics: Horace Wells and the Gas War

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Exploring the Origins of Inhalation Anesthesia with Wells and Morton

Exploring the historical journey of inhalation anesthesia from Horace Wells to Morton, detailing Morton's breakthrough announcement of ether as an anesthetic followed by successful surgical demonstrations at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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