Who was the first "anaesthetist"? Was it pharmacist-physician Crawford W. Long (1815-1878) of Georgia? Or was it dentist Horace Wells (1815-1848) of Connecticut? Or was it perhaps dentist William T. G. Morton (1819-1868) or even geologist-chemist-physician Charles T. Jackson (1805-1880), both of Massachusetts? These are the Americans most frequently cited by the physicians and historians who pursue Wood Library-Museum Fellowships.
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机译：谁是第一位“麻醉师”？是乔治亚州的药剂师-医师Crawford W. Long（1815-1878）吗？还是康涅狄格的牙医Horace Wells（1815-1848）？抑或是是马萨诸塞州的牙医威廉·T·莫顿（William T. G. Morton，1819-1868年）甚至是地质学家，化学家，物理学家查尔斯·杰克逊（Charles T. Jackson）（1805-1880年）？这些是追求伍德图书馆博物馆奖学金的医师和历史学家最常引用的美国人。
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