29 min

SYMHC Classics: Horace Wells and the Gas War Stuff You Missed in History Class

    • History

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.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min

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