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Horace Wells (January 21, 1815 – January 24, 1848) was an American dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia in medicine, specifically the use of nitrous oxide (or laughing gas). Although he was urged to patent his discovery, he never did, believing that freedom from pain should be "as free as the air we breathe." Wells's groundbreaking discovery revolutionized pain management in both medical and dental procedures, marking a pivotal moment in the history of surgery and transforming it from a traumatic, painful ordeal to a more humane and tolerable practice.