Historians dispute who to give credit for the discovery of anesthesia to. The four discoverers are Crawford Long, Horace Wells, William Morton, and Charles Jackson. Ether and nitrous oxide were drugs commonly abused at parties during the 1800’s. During one of these parties, Dr. Crawford Long realized that pain was not felt while under the effects of these drugs. He experimented with it during a surgery and his patient did not recall any pain during the process. This surgery was the first use of anesthesia, but it was not made known to the world. Later, dentist Horace Wells found that nitrous oxide prevented pain. He presented his finding in a medical demonstration, but being shy and nervous cause him to quickly give up. Next, William Morton discovered anesthesia and performed several experiments. He sought help from Charles Jackson who had been known to use ether drops to prevent pain. This led Morton to discover anesthesia needed to be heavily refined to achieve the desired effect. He later performed a live surgery, with the patient under anesthesia. The credit for this discovery was not know who to be given to and three of the man went mad trying to gain credit for this. The only one willing to accept any decision made, and live a normal life was Crawford Long.