Chance favors the prepared mind – Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur at work in his lab.
Our latest “Great Thinkers” video is about Louis Pasteur. Everyone recognizes his name because of pasteurization, a process he invented which we still use today. But did you know he was the first chemist to demonstrate molecules could be chiral (left- or right-handed)? When he developed a rabies vaccine he was hailed as an international hero.
Watch our video to remember his other invaluable contributions – and why we call him “The Father of Microbiology.”
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KHH
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