6 votes The laughing gas parties of the 1700s — and how they sparked a medical breakthrough Posted March 14, 2019 by Algernon_Asimov Tags: medicine, 18th century, laughing gas, breakthroughs, author.anna kelsey sugg https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-20/laughing-gas-parties-discovery-of-anaesthesia/10811060