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Horace Wells

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American dentist and anaesthesia pioneer (1815-1848)

United StatesScientistsLived 1815 to 1848 · aged 33
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Horace Wells was an American dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia in medicine, specifically the use of nitrous oxide. Although he was urged to patent his discovery, he never did, believing that freedom from pain should be "as free as the air we breathe."

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United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1815 to 1848 · aged 33
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