Horace Wells

Horace Wells

male, deceased (1848)
circus, pain, dentist, American, chloroform, laughinggas
Horace Wells was an American dentist who pioneered the use of anaesthesia in dentistry, specifically nitrous oxide (or laughing gas). Born in...

George Poe

male
american civil war, inventor, Nobel Prize, Chemist, American, laughinggas
George Poe (1846-1914) was a pioneer of chemical technology and life-saving equipment. After fighting in the American Civil War, Poe built the Poe...