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Who Is Dr. Horace Wells Involved In Dentistry?
Who Is Dr. Horace Wells Involved In Dentistry?
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Dr. Horace Wells born in January 21, 1815 to January 24, 1848 was an American dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia in dentistry, specifically nitrous oxide (or laughing gas). Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Wells was educated in Walpole, New Hampshire before studying dentistry in Boston. Wells first bore witness to the effects of nitrous oxide in 1844 when he volunteered to have it demonstrated on him by Gardner Quincy Colton, a member of a traveling circus. Wells felt nothing, and was the first patient to be operated under anesthesia, having his tooth extracted later that year by his associate, John Riggs. He gave a demonstration to medical students at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in 1845. However, the gas was
10 Accidental Discoveries That Changed the World Andy Simmons
Accidental discoveries © Kkolosov/Getty Images Close up of examining of test sample under the microscope
Some things weren t meant to be, but in the end, turned about to be something great. Read on to learn about how these happy accidents were first discovered. Check out the most amazing space discoveries from the last decade.
Penicillin
Inventor: Alexander Fleming
Year: 1928
What Happened: Halfway through an experiment with bacteria, Alexander Fleming up and went on vacation. Slob that he was, he left a dirty petri dish in the lab sink.
Big Discovery: When he got back, he found bacteria had grown all over the plate, except in an area where mold had formed.