Name/Title
The X Ray - Or Photography Of The Invisible - William James Morton - Edwin W HammerEntry/Object ID
2026.8.1Secondary Title
The X Ray - Or Photography Of The Invisible - William James Morton - Edwin W HammerDescription
The first (and one of the most historic) X-Ray books published in the United States.Context
Written by static electricity pioneer William James Morton, son of anaesthesiology pioneer and dentist William Thomas Green Morton. Co-authored by Edwin W. Hammer, a consulting engineer and early associate of Thomas A. Edison.Collection
Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy MuseumAcquisition
Accession
2026.8Source or Donor
Jeff Behary's personal collection, gift from Frank Jones.