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DAVY, Sir Humphrey (1778 – 1829)

1778 – 1829

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

1800 CE

#5646

Researches, chemical and philosophical, chiefly concerning nitrous oxide.

Davy discovered the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide and suggested its use during surgical operations. This suggestion was applied until 1844 when the American dentist Horace Wells volunteered to have the effect…