Tag Archives: Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur and the Hidden World of Microbes

Robbins, who has a doctorate in the history of science, writes intelligently about Pasteur’s life and work. She also takes a critical look at the extraordinary public acclaim that microbe pioneer Pasteur achieved during his lifetime and how his reputation has changed over the years. Discussed in terms of his personal and professional failings as well as his successes, Pasteur …

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The Life and Times of Louis Pasteur

A Lecture by David V. CohnSchool of DentistryUniversity of Louisville Feb. 11, 1996 We need no reminder that the foundations of our knowledge of health and disease were constructed by scientific giants who worked decades, even centuries, ago. It is with tributes such as the one today to Louis Pasteur that we pay homage to these great minds — to …

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Louis Pasteur’s Studies on Fermentation: The Diseases of Beer, Their Causes, and the Means of Preventing Them

Here is a hard-cover, fully illustrated reprint edition of one of the cornerstone works in brewing science Ð Louis Pasteur’s Studies On Fermentation. In 1876, Pasteur published his ground-breaking volume, ƒtudes sur la Bire, soon translated into English as Studies On Fermentation. The book changed the course of brewing during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, representing a huge …

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The Pasteurization of France, Bruno Latour

In examining Pasteur’s influence on the history and sociology of medicine, Latour focuses on the phenomenon of a theory becoming reality because it’s time had come. He observes that as Napolean and Kutuzov were not the central characters of Tolstoy’s masterpiece, neither is Pasteur a central figure in his particular work. Latour contends that the work of early “Hygienists” paved …

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Louis Pasteur, by Patrice Debré

Louis Pasteur was more than just a man; in the words of his latest biographer he was “a living symbol, embodying both science and France.” That’s a pretty heavy assessment, but coming from respected French immunologist Patrice Debre, it’s certainly credible. Written for the centenary of Pasteur’s death, this book is a comprehensive, insightful examination of his life and work, …

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