Plötz J
Institut für Anästhesiologie am Klinikum Bamberg.
Anaesthesist. 1999 Jul;48(7):444-8. doi: 10.1007/s001010050728.
The news of success in ether anesthesia on 16 October 1846 in Boston spread like wildfire through Europe. In the German-speaking countries, the national newspapers as conveyers of the development played a prominent role; this was especially the case for the Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung whose correspondent, Aloys Martin [1], was a medical professional. The function of local newspapers has not yet been investigated. This was to be remedied by examining both of Bamberg's local papers. All issues from 01.01. to 31.04.1847 were surveyed with respect to relevant announcements. These were then catalogued according to date, extent and contents. Starting on 22.01.1847, the events outside of and in Bamberg were reported on in 26 notices and articles of just a few lines to half a page and in advertisements; Aloys Martin also appears on the scene. Thus, the local press in Bamberg also informed its readers early and regularly on the discovery of ether and the succeeding events.
1846年10月16日在波士顿乙醚麻醉取得成功的消息如野火般迅速传遍欧洲。在德语国家，作为这一进展传播者的全国性报纸发挥了显著作用；奥格斯堡总汇报尤其如此，其记者阿洛伊斯·马丁[1]是一名医学专业人士。地方报纸的作用尚未得到研究。这一点将通过查阅班贝格的两家地方报纸来加以弥补。对1847年1月1日至4月31日期间的所有报纸进行了相关公告方面的调查。然后根据日期、篇幅和内容对这些公告进行了编目。从1847年1月22日起，在26则简短的公告和文章（篇幅从几行到半页不等）以及广告中报道了班贝格以外和班贝格本地的事件；阿洛伊斯·马丁也出现在了报道中。因此，班贝格的地方媒体也早早地、定期地向读者通报了乙醚的发现及后续事件。
