TY - JOUR PY - 1994// TI - Alcohol in human history JO - EXS A1 - Vallee, B. L. SP - 1 EP - 8 VL - 71 IS - N2 - The role of ethanol in the history of human development is here summarized under seven topics: I. Alcohol: the substitute for water as the major human beverage; II. Alcohol as a component of the diet and source of calories; III. Alcohol, concentration by distillation; IV. The Reformation, Temperance and Prohibition; V. Potable nonalcoholic beverages: Boiled water (coffee, tea); VI. Purification and sanitation of water; VII. The present and future.
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