Dental Association honored Wells posthumously in 1864 as the discoverer of modern anesthesia, and the American Medical Association recognized his achievement in 1870. A monument to Horace Wells was raised in the Place des États-Unis, Paris. Hartford, Connecticut, has a statue of Horace Wells in Bushnell Park. In popular culture The story of Dr. Wells' self-experimentation with drugs was explored in an episode of Science Channel's Dark Matters: Twisted But True in a story entitled "Jekyll vs Hyde", comparing it to the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A full-length theatrical production, entitled Ether Dome, written by Elizabeth Egloff and directed by Michael Wilson centers around the story of Horace Wells' discovery of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic, as well as the life of his protege and partner, William Morton. See also Dental anesthesiology Humphry Davy Crawford Long James Young Simpson Place des États-Unis Gallery References Further reading Musto, David F., "They Inhaled", New York Times, August 12, 2001 (review of Ether Day) External links Dr Horace Wells (1815–1848) Accessed: 2008-06-17 Vermont History – Horace Wells Herald (Scotland) 1815 births 1848 deaths American anesthesiologists American dentists Burials at Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford, Connecticut) People from Hartford, Connecticut People from Hartford, Vermont Suicides by sharp instrument in the United States Suicides in New York City 1840s suicides 19th-century dentists