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v. 3, no. 1: Science and Society

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April 1st, 2015 by: A.J. Wright

What If Beddoes & Davy Had Attempted Surgical Anesthesia In 1799?

Technology’s Stories vol 3, no. 1 – doi: 10.15763/JOU.TS.2015.4.1.01 PDF: Wright_What If Beddoes and Davy The inhalation of gases to relieve pain during surgery is considered one of America’s greatest contributions to medicine. The “discovery” of anesthesia is often credited to Boston dentist William Morton, who brought an inhalation device and ether into the operating…

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April 1st, 2015 by: William Lynch

Thresholds of Change: Why Didn’t Green Chemistry Happen Sooner?

Technology’s Stories vol. 3, no. 1 – doi: 10.15763/JOU.TS.2015.4.1.02 PDF: Lynch_Green Chemistry It is comparatively simple to sketch an historical overview of the chemical industry in Europe and the United States across the twentieth century.  The identification after 1900 of naturally occurring vitamins and hormones in the body, followed by the development of novel synthetic…

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