<p>From 2015- Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, author of "Dr. Mutter's Marvels: A True story of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine." It tells the story of Thomas Dent Mutter, a medical innovator in the mid-nineteenth century who - among other things - pioneered the use of ether as an anesthesia as well as the sterilization of surgical tools. </p>