1820 –1821 RUNGE, Friedlieb Ferdinand (1795 – 1867)

Neueste phytochemische Entdeckungen zur Begründung einer wissenschaftlichen Phytochemie. 2 vols.

On pp. 144-146 of vol. 1 Runge reported the isolation of relatively pure caffeine for the first time. He called it "Kaffebase." Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link. In 1821 the French chemists Pierre-Jose…

GMN 11411 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13610

1912 HOLLINGWORTH, Harry Levi (1880 – 1956)

The influence of caffeine on mental and motor efficiency. Columbia Contributions to Philosophy and Psychology, Vol. XX, No. 4.

"The Coca-Cola Company, facing a lawsuit from the federal government under the Pure Food and Drug Act, approached Hollingworth (after James McKeen Cattell and several other psychologists turned them down)[4] about inv…

GMN 13522 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15797

2001 WEINBERG, Bennett Alan; BEALER, Bonnie K.

The world of caffeine: The science and culture of the world's most popular drug.

GMN 13628 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15908