Did You Know...
...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| 6852178 | Method for propagating vibratory motion into a conductive fluid and using the method to solidify a melted metal A static magnetic field and a wave are applied to an electrically conductive fluid so as to satisfy the mathematical expression 2πf | 02/08/2005 |
| 6579490 | Apparatus for generating compression waves in conductive liquid An apparatus for generating compression waves in a conductive liquid comprises a vessel containing a conductive liquid and ac electromagnetic force applying means provided around the vessels for generating the compression waves to achieve improvement afte... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6274022 | Method for producing electro- or electroless-deposited film with a controlled crystal orientation A method for producing electro- or electroless-deposited-film, in which the crystal orientation of the film is controlled to provide improved product properties. A paramagnetic material or diamagnetic material in its electrolytic-state is deposited on a s... | 08/14/2001 |
