The Victorian Revolution in Surgery

Connor highlights the benefits that scientists, science, and technology have brought to society throughout history. The discovery of ether anesthesia in Boston in the 1840s was one of a trio of clinical innovations between the 1840s and the 1890s that collectively made up the Victorian revolution in...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2004-04, Vol.304 (5667), p.54-55
Main Author: Connor, J. T. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Antiseptics
Biomedical technology
Essay
Ethers
History
History of medicine
Innovations
Medical equipment
Military technology
Social aspects
Surgeons
Surgery
Surgical specialties
Technological change
Technological innovation
Technological revolutions
Victorians
X-ray equipment
X-rays
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Summary:Connor highlights the benefits that scientists, science, and technology have brought to society throughout history. The discovery of ether anesthesia in Boston in the 1840s was one of a trio of clinical innovations between the 1840s and the 1890s that collectively made up the Victorian revolution in surgery: anesthesia, antisepsis, and x-rays.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1092361