Louis Pasteur and the Hidden World of Microbes

出版者:Oxford University Press, USA

作者:Louise Robbins

页数:144

出版时间:2001-11-29

价格:GBP 26.89

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780195122275

丛书系列:Oxford Portraits in Science

Chronicling Louis Pasteur's rise from humble beginnings to international fame, Louis Pasteur and the Hidden World of Microbes investigates the complex life of a man who revolutionized our understanding of disease. Alongside Pasteur's pioneering work with microorganisms, his innovative use of heat to kill harmful organisms in food--a process now known as "pasteurization"--and his development of the rabies vaccine, Louise Robbins places Pasteur in the context of his risky scientific methods and his rigid family and political beliefs. Robbins's reveals a man of genius with sometimes troubling convictions. Louis Pasteur and the Hidden World of Microbes is a fascinating look at one of the most important scientific minds of the last two centuries.