William Thomas Green Morton

William Thomas Green Morton

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American dentist and physician (1819–1868)

About William Thomas Green Morton

William Thomas Green Morton was an American dentist who first publicly demonstrated the use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic in 1846. He is credited with gaining the medical world’s acceptance of surgical anesthesia.

Notable works:

A memoir to the Academy of Sciences at Paris on a new use of sulphuric ether

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