Edward Adam (11 October 1768 – 11 November 1807[1]) was a French chemist who, beginning in 1800 while studying at Montpellier, invented various still modifications to improve chemical rectification,[2][3][4][5] upon which the industrialization of the manufacture of products such as liquor have since been based.[6]
Edward Adam | |
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 Illustration of a statue of Edward Adam built in Montpellier, designed by Gabriel-Vital Dubray | |
| Born | 11 October 1768 Rouen, France |
| Died | 11 November 1807 (aged 39) Montpellier, France |
| Known for | Still modifications to improve chemical rectification |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
References
edit- ^ Place Édouard Adam, publié le 18 juin 2016 sur le site de l'association sudbabote.fr (consulté le 2 novembre 2018)
- ^ Payen, Anselme (1878). Benjamin Horatio Paul (ed.). Industrial chemistry, a manual based upon Payen's 'Précis de chimie industrielle'. pp. 890.
- ^ A Restauranteurs Eye View of Vodka
- ^ Food and Feed Technology. Vol. 1. John Wiley & Sons. 2007. p. 142. ISBN 9780470174487.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology: Bearing materials to carbon. Wiley. 1992. p. 154. ISBN 9780471526728.
- ^ Lasche's Magazine for the Practical Distiller: A Monthly Journal Devoted to Practical and Scientific Information for the Distiller. Vol. 2. Milwaukee Brewing Academy. 1904. pp. 325–327.
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