Overview
- National winner of the Gourmand Award for "Best Drinks History Book"
- Provides the first concise overview of the early history of alcohol
- Gives a description of the history of alcohol via fermentation then isolation
- Describes the use of alcohol in the chemical arts and medicine
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science (BRIEFSMOLECULAR)
Part of the book sub series: History of Chemistry (BRIESFHISTCHEM)
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“This brief monograph is part of the ‘SpringerBriefs History of Chemistry’ series (a subseries of ‘SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science’). Rasmussen (North Dakota State Univ.), a recognized historian of chemistry, is also the series editor. … The book is well documented with copious footnotes that include brief biographies of many of the figures involved in this history, and full references. … Summing Up: Recommended. All general, academic, and professional history of chemistry collections.” (H. Goldwhite, Choice, Vol. 52 (5), January, 2015)
“The book is well written, extensively referenced, and covers a range of scholarly material on ethanol production from several disciplines. The result is a convincing and erudite study of the early history of this most attractive of compounds, and one that I recommend highly for all chemists and their libraries.” (John Nicholson, Chemistry World, December, 2014)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Quest for Aqua Vitae
Book Subtitle: The History and Chemistry of Alcohol from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
Authors: Seth C. Rasmussen
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06302-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06301-0Published: 07 May 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06302-7Published: 23 April 2014
Series ISSN: 2191-5407
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5415
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 111
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Organic Chemistry, History of Science, History, general