Louis Pasteur

By René Dubos

Book Overview

Revised

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306802627
• ISBN13: 9780306802621
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Dubos on Pasteur

An insightful view of both the human qualities and the brilliant experiments that made Pasteur one of the greatest scientists of all time.

An intricate but readable protrait

This a rounded portrait of a scientific career and of nineteenth century science. Dubos traces the threads of Pasteur's research, shows his inspiration & practical skill, & shows the limitations imposed by time & place. The whole is readable & well oranized.