And the guillotine was invented by a surgeon – not, however, by Dr. Guillotine; his name was slapped on it because of his campaign for a more humane form of execution (being a sensible man, he was actually opposed to capital punishment altogether).
And apparently used by Edison to demonstrate the danger of AC electricity as proposed by Nikolai Tesla. Edison wanted to use DC for household electric service.
Alfred Porter Southwick (1826–1898) was a steam-boat engineer, dentist and inventor from Buffalo, New York. He is credited with inventing the electric chair as a method of legal execution.
Ratkin Premium Member over 1 year ago
That’s shocking!
oldpine52 over 1 year ago
Gun fighter Doc Holliday was also a dentist.
Ubintold over 1 year ago
What about the drill?
Doug K over 1 year ago
A dentist? Did he execute that all by himself?
Nighthawks Premium Member over 1 year ago
they do seem to revel in pain
phritzg Premium Member over 1 year ago
You might want to consider a change if your current dentist has a sign in their office that says “Drill, Baby, Drill”.
Lotus over 1 year ago
Hey, are Wise and Aldrich anti-dentites? I bet they support dentists having their own schools.
ThreeDogDad Premium Member over 1 year ago
Initially, it was a dentist’s chair designed to get patients to open wider, then, after a few mishaps, ….
Cozmik Cowboy over 1 year ago
And the guillotine was invented by a surgeon – not, however, by Dr. Guillotine; his name was slapped on it because of his campaign for a more humane form of execution (being a sensible man, he was actually opposed to capital punishment altogether).
WCraft Premium Member over 1 year ago
In the days before Novocain? Dentist: Would you like a local antasetic – comes from the local power company
waltermgm over 1 year ago
And apparently used by Edison to demonstrate the danger of AC electricity as proposed by Nikolai Tesla. Edison wanted to use DC for household electric service.
TheDadSnorlax Premium Member over 1 year ago
Alfred Porter Southwick (1826–1898) was a steam-boat engineer, dentist and inventor from Buffalo, New York. He is credited with inventing the electric chair as a method of legal execution.