Louis Pasteur was one of the first scientists to discover the role of microorganisms in disease and how sickness could be prevented by vaccines. At the time, it was widely believed that ...

In an effort to save the silk-production industry, the French government persuaded Louis Pasteur, well-respected ... significant contributions to basic chemistry. For example, he laid the ...

The handedness of small organic molecules has fascinated many generations of scientists, particularly owing to the pioneering contributions of Louis Pasteur and Emil Fischer. Modern science has ...