who discovered ether as an anaesthetic
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William T. G. Morton William Thomas Green Morton (August 9, 1819 – July 15, 1868) was an American dentist who first publicly demonstrated the use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic in 1846.The promotion of his questionable claim to have been the discoverer of anesthesia became an obsession for the rest of his life.n the autumn of 1844, Morton entered Harvard Medical School and attended the chemistry lectures of Dr. Charles T. Jackson, who introduced Morton to the anesthetic properties of ether. Morton then also left Harvard without graduating.
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Archives Biographies: Michael Faraday Michael Faraday built two devices to produce what he called electromagnetic rotation: that is a continuous circular motion from the circular magnetic force around a wire. Ten years later, in 1831, he began his great series of experiments in which he discovered electromagnetic induction.
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Hermann Kolbe Hermann Kolbe, in full Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe (born Sept. 27, 1818, Elliehausen, near Göttingen, Hanover [Ger.]—died Nov. 25, 1884, Leipzig, Ger.), German chemist who accomplished the first generally accepted synthesis of an organic compound from inorganic materials.
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Ether and Chloroform In 1842, Georgia physician Crawford Williamson Long became the first doctor to use ether as a general anesthetic during surgery, when he used it to remove a tumor from the neck of his patient James M. Venable.ong did not publish the results of his experiments until 1848, and by that time Boston dentist William T.G. Morton had already gained fame with the first publicly demonstrated use of ether as an effective surgical anesthetic.
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Humphry Davy Humphry Davy. Humphry Davy, a woodcarver's son, was born in Penzance in 1778. After being educated in Truro, Davy was apprenticed to a Penzance surgeon. In 1797 he took up chemistry and was taken on by Thomas Beddoes, as an assistant at his Medical Pneumatic Institution in Bristol.Here he experimented with various new gases and discovered the anesthetic effect of laughing gas (nitrous oxide).avy was now considered to be Britain's leading scientist and in 1812 was knighted by George III. His biographer, David Knight, wrote: On 8 April 1812 Davy was knighted by the prince regent, and on the 11th he and Jane Apreece were married by the bishop of Carlisle at Jane's mother's house in Portland Place.
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Overview Epidural nerve block has become a significant advance in neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia. Dr. James Leonard Corning described the procedure in 1885and Cuban anesthesiologist Manual Martinez Curbelo, in 1947, first used an epidural catheter. The procedure is commonly performed as a sole anesthetic or in combination with spinal or general anesthetic.
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- General information. Ether (diethyl ether) is a colourless, highly volatile and flammable liquid that, in anaesthetic dosage, depresses cerebral activity. Advantages. Ether is a reliable and potent anaesthetic that is particularly useful when elaborate apparatus is not available and cost is an important consideration.
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- With a view of collecting precise data relative to the effects of chloroform and ether, Medical Officers are instructed to record, during the year 1877, the cases in which recourse is had to anaesthetics, noting the following particulars: Name and age of subject; nature of the anaesthetic; the quantity used in maintaining anaesthesia; the time required to induce complete insensibility; the time the anesthetic influence was maintained; the mode of administration; whether vomiting, excitement ...
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- Around 1799, though he first experimented with nitrous oxide on animals, then himself, and was most taken with the experience, writing about it with enthusiasm. There ensued in America and England a bit of a fashion, the idea of enjoying intoxication. with nitrous oxide or ether.
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History of Electricity History of Electricity - William Gilbert. 1  The history of electricity begins with William Gilbert, a physician who served Queen Elizabeth the first of England. 2  Inspired and educated by William Gilbert several Europeans inventors, Otto von Guericke of Germany, Charles Francois Du Fay of France, and Stephen Gray of England, expanded the knowledge.
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Discovering Oxygen: A Brief History Occupation: Apothecary. Biggest Accomplishment: In 1772, he was the first person to figure out a way – actually a couple of ways - to isolate oxygen. He discovered that mercuric oxide, silver carbonate, magnesium nitrate, and potassium nitrate all gave off the same gas when heated.
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The Civil War and the Birth of the U.S Prosthetics Industry Birth of an Industry. Ironically, the person who launched the era of modern prosthetics was also the first documented amputee of the Civil War–Confederate soldier James Edward Hanger. Hanger, who lost his leg above the knee to a cannon ball, was first fitted with a wooden peg leg by Yankee surgeons.he Great Civil War Benefaction. Recognizing the alarming number of amputations resulting from combat, the U.S. government unveiled the Great Civil War Benefaction, a commitment to provide prosthetics to all disabled veterans.
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Who discovered oxygen? Quick Answer. Oxygen was discovered independently by Joseph Priestley in England and Carl Scheele in Sweden. The existence of such a gas as oxygen had been theorized as long ago as the time of Leonardo da Vinci. Others had isolated oxygen before Priestly and Scheele but didn't recognize it.
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- edit Discovery. Ethanol was discovered in 1959 by Dr. Josef Mengele on a vacation in South America, following the collapse of his first business venture and the deaths of all his friends.
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Acetylene It was rediscovered in 1860 by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, who coined the name acetylene. Berthelot was able to prepare this gas by passing vapours of organic compounds (methanol, ethanol, etc.) through a red-hot tube and collecting the effluent.erthelot later obtained acetylene directly by passing hydrogen between the poles of a carbon arc. Commercially available acetylene gas could smell foul due to the common impurities hydrogen sulphide and phosphine. However, acetylene gas with high purity would generate a light and sweet smell.
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The painful story behind modern anesthesia The painful story behind modern anesthesia. In a monthly column for PBS NewsHour, Dr. Howard Markel revisits moments that changed the course of modern medicine on their anniversaries, like the groundbreaking use of anesthesia on a surgical patient on Oct. 16, 1846. Photo by Image Source.
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- Today, Crawford Long is recognized as the first physician to use ether as an anesthetic during surgery. But it was William Morton’s ether demonstration at Massachusetts General Hospital, and his desire for fame and fortune, that first alerted the world to the miracle of anesthesia.oday, Crawford Long is recognized as the first physician to use ether as an anesthetic during surgery. But it was William Morton’s ether demonstration at Massachusetts General Hospital, and his desire for fame and fortune, that first alerted the world to the miracle of anesthesia.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF SURGERY Surgery in the 19th Century. In the 19th century surgery was greatly improved by the discovery of anesthetics. As early as 1799 the inventor Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) realized that inhaling ether relieved pain. Unfortunately decades passed before it was actually used as an anesthetic in an operation 1842.
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The painful story behind modern anesthesia An illustration of the first use of ether as an anesthetic in 1846 by the dental surgeon W.T.G. Morton. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Recalling these lessons during the summer of 1846, Morton purchased bottles of the stuff from his local chemist and began exposing himself and a menagerie of pets to ether fumes.n illustration of the first use of ether as an anesthetic in 1846 by the dental surgeon W.T.G. Morton. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Recalling these lessons during the summer of 1846, Morton purchased bottles of the stuff from his local chemist and began exposing himself and a menagerie of pets to ether fumes.
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Sir Humphry Davy (1778 - 1829) Sir Humphry Davy © Davy was a British chemist best known for his experiments in electro-chemistry and his invention of a miner's safety lamp. Humphry Davy was born on 17 December 1778 in Penzance in Cornwall.He was apprenticed to a surgeon and aged 19 went to Bristol to study science.There he investigated gases. He prepared and inhaled nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and in 1800 published the results of his work in 'Researches, Chemical and Philosophical'.umphry Davy was born on 17 December 1778 in Penzance in Cornwall. He was apprenticed to a surgeon and aged 19 went to Bristol to study science. There he investigated gases. He prepared and inhaled nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and in 1800 published the results of his work in 'Researches, Chemical and Philosophical'.
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Nitrous oxide The first time nitrous oxide was used as an anaesthetic drug in the treatment of a patient was when dentist Horace Wells, with assistance by Gardner Quincy Colton and John Mankey Riggs, demonstrated insensitivity to pain from a dental extraction on 11 December 1844.
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Ether and Chloroform In 1842, Georgia physician Crawford Williamson Long became the first doctor to use ether as a general anesthetic during surgery, when he used it to remove a tumor from the neck of his patient James M. Venable.
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Anesthesia Under these conditions, many patients died of shock from the pain of the operation itself. Nitrous oxide, ether, and chloroform. The gases nitrous oxide, ether, and chloroform were first used as anesthetics in the nineteenth century, ushering in the modern era of anesthesia.
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Anesthesia Cocaine was later isolated and became the first effective local anesthetic. It was first used in 1859 by Karl Koller, at the suggestion of Sigmund Freud, in eye surgery in 1884. German surgeon August Bier (1861–1949) was the first to use cocaine for intrathecal anesthesia in 1898.Romanian surgeon Nicolae Racoviceanu-Piteşti (1860–1942) was the first to use opioids for intrathecal analgesia; he presented his experience in Paris in 1901.erman surgeon August Bier (1861–1949) was the first to use cocaine for intrathecal anesthesia in 1898. Romanian surgeon Nicolae Racoviceanu-Piteşti (1860–1942) was the first to use opioids for intrathecal analgesia; he presented his experience in Paris in 1901.
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Diethyl ether Diethyl ether was found to have undesirable side effects, such as post-anesthetic nausea and vomiting. Modern anesthetic agents reduce these side effects. Prior to 2005 it was on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines for use as an anesthetic. Medical use. Ether was once used in pharmaceutical formulations.