Oh Excellent Air Bag: Under the Influence of Nitrous Oxide, 1799-1920 by Mike Jay, Adam Green

Oh Excellent Air Bag: Under the Influence of Nitrous Oxide, 1799-1920

Mike Jay, Adam Green

146 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history informative lighthearted slow-paced
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The summer of 1799 saw a new fad take root in a certain circle of British society: the inhalation of nitrous oxide, also known as "laughing gas." The pioneer of these experiments was a young Humphry Davy, future President of the Royal Society, who...

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