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Louis Pasteur
The most extensive, balanced, and detailed account of Pasteur's life, struggles and contributions yet written
Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title
Distinguished French immunologist and physician Patrice Debré offers an extensive, balanced, and detailed account of Louis Pasteur's life, struggles, and contributions. Drawing heavily on Pasteur's own scientific notebooks and writings, Debré presents a complete critical account of his discoveries and the controversies they raised with other scientists and occasionally with his closest associates.
About the Authors
Patrice Debré heads the biological immunology laboratory at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris and directs a research unit associated with the French National Center for Scientific Research. He has also published a biographical study of the French Nobel Prize winner Jacques Monod. Elborg Forster's translations for Johns Hopkins include Medieval Marriage by Georges Duby and Illness and Self in Society by Claudine Herzlich and Janine Pierret.
Reviews
"Trained in physics and chemistry, beginning his career as a teacher of those subjects and a researcher in crystallography, Pasteur as a young man would not have seemed likely to make an international reputation in medical research. But he did, and Debré in this fine biography traces the steps in the transition and illuminates Pasteur's many achievements in the field."
"Splendid."
"Writing in an engaging style, the author has created a balanced and detailed account of Pasteur's personal and professional life... Highly recommended."
"Originally published in France to commemorate the centennial of Pasteur's death and now deftly rendered in English, this masterful biography offers the most complete portrait yet of a multifaceted genius."
"Debré's biography contributes substantially to an understanding of the scientific, material, personal, and institutional circumstances of the major experimental discoveries commonly credited to Pasteur."
"A candid, detailed, and lively biography that demystifies this cult figure, showing him in front of his test tubes or at work in his dog kennel."
"A superior specimen of traditional narrative biography... Debré tells Pasteur's story with pace and flair."
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Paperback / softback | |
November 27, 2000 | |
9780801865299 | |
English | |
French | |
600 | |
42 | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
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1.875 Pounds (US) | |
$33.00 USD, £24.50 GBP | |
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