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SYMHC Classics: Horace Wells and the Gas War

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Exploring the Origins of Inhalation Anesthesia with Wells and Morton

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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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