Pasteur: A Beginner's Guide - Couverture souple

Gosling, Peter J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340790539 ISBN 13 : 9780340790533

Editeur : John Murray Learning, 2001

Synopsis

Louis Pasteur - A Beginner's Guide introduces you to the life and work of one of the greatest scientists of the nineteenth century. Find out how his discoveries in chemistry, bacteriology and medicine opened up new fields of research, and discover more about the significance and number of accomplishments that have transformed Pasteur into a popular icon. Peter Gosling's informative text explores: * Pasteur's background and the times he lived in * his role in the foundation of bacteriology * his work on fermentation and pasteurisation * the development of the germ theory of disease * his instrumentation in the development of vaccines * the relevance of his ideas in today's world. The facts...the concepts...the ideas

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr Peter Gosling is a freelance author and science commentator. He used to be a Senior Government Scientist at the Department of Health and prior to that was a visiting lecturer at the University of the West of England, Bristol, He is a Chartered Biologist, a member of the Institute of Biology, a Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Scientists and a Member of the Society of General Microbiology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Murray Learning
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0340790539
• ISBN 13: 9780340790533
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
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• Personne responsable: non disponible