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Institut National de France, Academie des Sciences; Prix Montyon de Medecine et Chirurgie

Institut National de France, Academie des Sciences; Prix Montyon de Medecine et Chirurgie Gold medal

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    Gold medal by Antoine Rambert Dumarest, engraver

    48 mm diam. medal; 108 mm diam. collar

    Paris : French Institute, Academy of Sciences, 1850

    Storer 1987

    Medal awarded to W. T. G. Morton for his work with ether.


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    [ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

    The National Institute of France awarded this medal to William T. G. Morton, an American dentist who demonstrated the use of ether as a surgical anesthetic in 1846. Credit for the discovery of ether's anesthetic properties remains in dispute; the Institute also recognized Dr. Charles T. Jackson as a co-discoverer.