Louis Pasteur
2014
Book
Traces the life of Louis Pasteur, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the work on pasteurization and vaccination for which he is best known. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Pasteur's life.
Item Details
ISBN: 9781410962362
Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents:
- Who was Louis Pasteur?
- Childhood
- Learning and teaching
- Solving problems
- Pasteurization in Paris
- Where do microbes come from?
- Save the silkworm
- Personal tragedy
- Infectious disease
- A challenge
- The battle against rabies
- Final years
- In search of Pasteur.
LCCN: 2013014217
Control Number: 1197701
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Raintree, [2014]