Louis Pasteur, who lived from 1822 to 1895, is arguably the world's best-known microbiologist. He is widely credited for the germ theory of disease and for inventing the process of pasteurization ...

He proved that germs cause disease; he developed vaccines for anthrax and rabies; and he created the process of pasteurization. Louis Pasteur was born on Dec. 27, 1822, in Dole, France.

Pasteur’s experiments showed yeast to be alive ... This method, called “pasteurization,” was later applied to milk, eliminating the threat of illness from drinking milk contaminated by ...

Louis Pasteur is well-known for saving lives by pioneering pasteurization and researching ... Louis Pasteur set up an experiment to disprove that nonsense. He had three reasons for devoting ...

Louis Pasteur ... Academy of Sciences sponsored a contest for the best experiment to prove or disprove spontaneous generation. Pasteur’s response to the contest was a series of experiments ...

Pasteurization, as it came to be known, is still used to treat wine, milk and other perishable liquids. So next time you enjoy a pinot noir, or chocolate milk, raise your glass to Louis Pasteur.

This film from the 1930s offers an engaging journey through the scientific breakthroughs of Louis ... pasteurization, and disease prevention. The narrative details how Pasteur’s experiments ...

In 19th-century France, the young chemist challenged the theory of spontaneous generation and discovered an invisible world of airborne microbes. Credit...Antoine Maillard Supported by By Carl ...

While many scientists tried to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation, in 1745, English biologist John Turberville Needham believed he had created the perfect experiment favoring ...