THE ENIGMA OF FERMENT<br> From the Philosopher's Stone to the First Biochemical Nobel Prize

THE ENIGMA OF FERMENT
From the Philosopher's Stone to the First Biochemical Nobel Prize

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER	i
INTRODUCTION Ulf Lagerkvist	1
ALCHEMY AND THE DAWN OF CHEMISTRY Ulf Lagerkvist	27
MEDICINE AND CHEMISTRY IN THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Ulf Lagerkvist	45
A GOLDEN AGE OF CHEMISTRY Ulf Lagerkvist	77
FERMENT OR VITAL FORCE Ulf Lagerkvist	93
A FORTUITOUS OBSERVATION Ulf Lagerkvist	117
THE NOBEL PRIZE Ulf Lagerkvist	129
BACK MATTER	157
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