Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world – podcast

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Since its discovery in the 18th century, nitrous oxide has gone from vaudeville gimmick to pioneering anaesthetic to modern party drug. By Mark Miodownik

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An inhaler for the administration of chloroform or ether, circa 1848. Photograph: World History Archive/Alamy/Guardian Design
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