Encore: Conquering Pain | The Swindle | 2

American Innovations

English - December 31, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
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After experimenting on himself, Horace Wells realized that laughing gas might help make surgeries less painful. But his search for a business partner would lead him to a fateful encounter with a petty crook named William Morton.

This episode originally aired on November 15, 2020.

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