Blessed Days of Anaesthesia: How Anaesthetics Changed the World

by Stephanie J Snow and Stephanie J. Snow

Book Overview

Among all the great discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century, few offer us a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the discovery of anaesthesia. Now considered to be one of the greatest inventions for humanity since the printing press, anaesthesia offered pain-free operations, childbirth with reduced suffering, and instant access to the world beyond consciousness. And yet, upon its introduction, Victorian medics, moralists,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192805894
• ISBN13: 9780192805898
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"