Turning Point: Ether as an Anesthetic

Peter Drummey, Stephen T. Riley Librarian

Friday, October 14, 2016, 2:00PM - 3:00PM

Free

The use of ether as an anesthetic may have been the greatest innovation American has given the world, its first use in surgery and the revolution it produced will be explained by Peter Drummey.

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