W T G Morton: the man who invented ether

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1. What does 'W.T.G.' stand for? William Timothy Graham Walker Thomas Gilbert Whitford Thomas Graeme William Thomas Green

2. Where was Morton born? Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia Plymouth, Massachusetts Vermont, Wells Charlton, Massachusetts

3. What was Morton's profession? Explorer Alchemist Dentist Lawyer

4. Who or what made Morton pursue a career in medicine? Medicine was a financially lucrative career option He always wanted to pursue medicine His in-laws He wanted to serve the poor and impoverished

5. Whose unsuccessful experiments with 'painless surgery' inspired Morton? William Harvey John Snow James Young Simpson Horace Wells

6. Morton continued with his experiment with ether. He successfully administered ether in a number of patients for painless tooth extraction, which were of course done by him. But to convince the scientific community he needed a public demonstration with the use of his 'wonder drug' for a major surgical case. Where did this demonstration ultimately take place? St. Luke's Hospital , New York City Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Massachusetts Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, Massachusetts Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

7. Who was the surgeon who operated on the patient under the influence of ether at Morton's public demonstration in 1846? Dr. R.H. Eddy Dr. Bigelow Dr. John Collin Warren Dr. Augustus A. Gould

8. Morton tried to get a patent for ether. What did he call the substance? Letheon Sugammadex Heliox Vitriol

9. To commemorate this discovery 16th October is celebrated all over the world in a special way. What day is it? Morton Day Ether Day Anesthesia Day Painfree Day

10. Who commented "...great gift, which he devoted to the service of mankind, proved a curse to himself and to his family"? Dr. Bigelow Crawford long Dr. Warren His wife, Elizabeth