The Ether Dome

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

The Ether Dome in Boston was once filled with the screams of patients undergoing painful surgeries. In 1846, everything changed with the first successful use of anesthesia, transforming medicine forever. Dylan explores the room where pain-free surgery began.

 

The Ether Dome is part of the Innovation Trail, which highlights four centuries of world-changing breakthroughs from Boston.  


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The Ether Dome in Boston was once filled with the screams of patients undergoing painful surgeries. In 1846, everything changed with the first successful use of anesthesia, transforming medicine forever. Dylan explores the room where pain-free surgery began.

 

The Ether Dome is part of the Innovation Trail, which highlights four centuries of world-changing breakthroughs from Boston.  


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

2024-12-03 19 min
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