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The Quest for Aqua Vitae

The Quest for Aqua Vitae


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Introduction.- Origin of the term Alcohol.- Origin of Ethanol Production via Fermentation.- Scope of Current Volume.- Earliest Fermented Beverages.- Fermentation.- Mead.- Date Wine.- Palm Wine.- Beer.- Beer vs. Wine.- Beer in Mesopotamia.- Beer in Egypt.- Grape Wine.- Viniculture.- Wine Production.- Fermented Milk.- Distillation and the Isolation of Alcohol.- Advances in Distillation.-Distillation of Wine.- Early Medical and Chemical Uses of Alcohol.


About the Author: Seth C. Rasmussen is Professor of Chemistry at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Washington State University in 1990 and his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Clemson University in 1994, under the guidance of Prof. John D. Peterson. As a postdoctoral associate at the University of Oregon, he then studied conjugated organic polymers under Prof. James E. Hutchison. In 1997, he accepted a teaching position at the University of Oregon, before moving to join the faculty at NDSU in 1999. Active in the fields of materials chemistry and the history of chemistry, his research interests include the design and synthesis of conjugated materials, photovoltaics (solar cells), organic light emitting diodes, the application of history to chemical education, the history of materials, and chemical technology in antiquity. As both author and editor, Prof. Rasmussen has contributed to books in both materials and history and has published more than 50 research papers. He is a member of various international professional societies including the American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society, Alpha Chi Sigma, Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry, and the International History, Philosophy & Science Teaching Group. Professor Rasmussen currently serves as the Program Chair for the History of Chemistry division of the American Chemical Society and as Series Editor for Springer Briefs in Molecular Science: History of Chemistry.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9783319063010
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Depth: 6
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 111
  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science: History of Chemistry
  • Sub Title: The History and Chemistry of Alcohol from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 3319063014
  • Publisher Date: 07 May 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 2014 ed.
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Weight: 231 gr


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