Historedia
Person

William T. G. Morton

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1846

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William T. G. Morton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. William T. G. Morton demonstrates ether anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital

    1846

    Role: Demonstrator

    1. 30 September 1846 · Dental practicePrior Dental Extraction

      Morton performed a painless dental extraction using ether, prompting the public demonstration.

    2. 16 October 1846 · Ether DomePublic Demonstration of Ether Anesthesia

      Morton publicly demonstrated ether anesthesia at MGH, enabling painless tumor removal by surgeon Warren.

Sources

  1. William T. G. Morton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-10
  2. Massachusetts General Hospital Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-31