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Horace Wells

American dentist and anaesthesia pioneer (1815-1848)

  • Fame50.6
  • Momentum1.2
  • Wikipedia2K
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Lived 1815–1848, aged 33United States
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  • Era
    1815–1848
    Aged 33
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Updated 2026-06-22

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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Momentum1.2
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Completeness70.0
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