Exploring Horace Wells' pioneering work with nitrous oxide in the early 1800s, revealing the challenges and breakthroughs in introducing anesthesia to medical procedures.
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.