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1 Morton, William Thomas Green
SUBJECT AREA: Medical technology[br]b. 1819 Charlton, Massachusetts, USAd. 1868 New York, USA[br]American dentist, pioneer of inhalation anaesthesia using ether.[br]He received his dental training at Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and by 1842 was in a short-lived partnership with Horace Wells. Following the latter's successful dental anaesthesia using nitrous oxide in 1844 and his later failures of general anaesthesia, Morton embarked on a period of medical training at Massachusetts Medical College. The use of ether had been suggested by an acquaintance, Charles Jackson, a chemist and geologist, and in 1846 Morton commenced his investigations with a dog, himself and two assistants as subjects. The first major operation under ether general anaesthesia was performed at the Massachusetts General Hospital in October 1846. The technique speedily gained widespread acceptance in America and Europe. Morton's later life was bedevilled by prolonged acrimony over the question of priority of the discovery.[br]BibliographyFurther ReadingW.J.Morton, 1905, Memoranda Relating to the Discovery of Surgical Anaesthesia.B.M.Duncum, 1947, Development of Inhalational Anaesthesia.MGBiographical history of technology > Morton, William Thomas Green
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(1819-1868) Мортон, Уильям Томас ГринСтоматолог, первым применил эфир в качестве наркоза (1844), в том числе в хирургии. Вел долгие судебные тяжбы со своими коллегами, отказавшись признать их вклад в это открытие. В 1920 избран в национальную Галерею славы [ Hall of Fame]English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Morton, William Thomas Green
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