WOLFE, Richard J.

4 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1994

#7647

I Awaken to glory: Essays celebrating the sesquicentennial of the discovery of anesthesia by Horace Wells, December 11, 1844–December 11, 1994.

WOLFE, Richard J. MENCZER, Leonard F. (1917 – 1994)

Edited by Wolfe and Menczer. Includes a reproduction of Wells's casebook.

2001

#6903

Tarnished Idol: William Thomas Green Morton and the introduction of surgical anesthesia. A chronicle of the ether controversy

MORTON, William Thomas Green (1819 – 1868) WOLFE, Richard J.

The most comprehensive biography of Morton, and the most comprehensive account of the ether controversy between Morton and Charles Thomas Jackson.

2004

#7648

Suppressing the diseases of animals and man: Theobald Smith, microbiologist

SMITH, Theobald (1859 – 1934) WOLFE, Richard J. DOLMAN, Claude Ernest (1906 – 1994)

2007

#7646

Charles Thomas Jackson: “The head behind the hands.” Applying science to implement discovery and invention in early nineteenth century America

WOLFE, Richard J.

JACKSON, Charles Thomas (1805 – 1880) PATTERSON, Richard

The first biography of Jackson, the physician and geologist who discoverered of the anesthetic effects of ether, and also played an important role in the discovery of the American electro-magnetic telegraph. Forms a s…