Enigma of Ferment From the Philosopher's Stone

Giving an account of the history of ferment, this book takes an in-depth look at the events of 1897 when Eduard Buchner demonstrated that cell-free extracts of yeast could catalyze alcoholic fermentation. He was the first to be awarded Nobel Prize for purely biochemical work.

# Medicine and Chemistry in the Scientific Revolution # A Golden Age of Chemistry # Ferment or Vital Force # A Fortuitous Observation # The Nobel Prize