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Ether Day: The Strange Tale of America's Greatest Medical Discovery and the Haunted Men Who Made It
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Perennial
Publication date
October 1, 2002
Pages
288
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060933173
ISBN-10
0060933178
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Original list price
$14.99
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Summary
A fascinating historical account details how three men--an ingenious dentist from Boston, his brilliant colleague from Harvard, and a mentally unstable geologist--combined efforts and pioneered the use of ether, a miraculous event that put an end to pain during surgery, but a bitter battle ensued plunging each man into a world of torment, greed, and triumph. Reprint.
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Reprint edition from Perennial (October 1, 2002)
9780060933173 | details & prices | 288 pages | 5.00 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $14.99
About: A fascinating historical account details how three men--an ingenious dentist from Boston, his brilliant colleague from Harvard, and a mentally unstable geologist--combined efforts and pioneered the use of ether, a miraculous event that put an end to pain during surgery, but a bitter battle ensued plunging each man into a world of torment, greed, and triumph.
About: A fascinating historical account details how three men--an ingenious dentist from Boston, his brilliant colleague from Harvard, and a mentally unstable geologist--combined efforts and pioneered the use of ether, a miraculous event that put an end to pain during surgery, but a bitter battle ensued plunging each man into a world of torment, greed, and triumph.
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