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William Thomas Green Morton

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William Thomas Green Morton 1819-1868 American dentist who made pioneering contributions to surgical anesthesia. Morton's partner in a successful dental practice, Horace Wells (1815-1848), expe... Read more

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William Thomas Green Morton

429 words, approx. 2 pages

The American dentist William Thomas Green Morton (1819-1868) was an early experimenter with anesthesia.William Morton was born on Aug. 9, 1819, in Charlton, Mass. He went to Boston at the age of 17 to... Read more

William Thomas Green Morton

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Morton was the first person to show publicly that ether could be used as an anesthetic during surgery. After his demonstration, the use of ether as an anesthetic spread rapidly to Europe.Morton was bo... Read more

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