So, I was just searching on Google for a list of famous scientists and I found Louis Pasteur. He interested me because I had never heard of him before. I was researching him and I found out that he came up with a food preparing process (known as pasteurization) AND a vaccination for rabies and anthrax! He was a Doctor, Inventor, Chemist, and Scientist.
Louis Pasteur was born on December 27, 1822. He was born in Dole, France. He grew up with his father in a town called Arbois. Pasteur was an average student in school, skilled at painting and drawing. He earned his degree in Arts and Science, plus, he earned a doctorate at École Normale in Paris. Louis spent several years researching and teaching at the Dijon Lycée. He, later, became a professor of chemistry at the University of Strasbourg. When he was there, he met Marie Laurent. They were married on May 29th, 1849, and had five children, though three of the children died.
Louis Pasteur's job was to find solutions to the problems of alcoholic drinks (Yeah, I know, it's a really weird job). He discovered that bacteria caused sour wine, beer, and milk. He boiled the liquids and let them cool to eliminate the bacteria. Pasteur also saved the silk industry. He proved that microbes were attacking healthy silkworm eggs, causing the disease. The disease could be eliminated if the microbes were eliminated. Pasteur's first vaccine discovery was in 1879, with a disease called chicken cholera. Louis demonstrated that the chicken were resistant to the virus. He decided to focus on the problem of rabies. A nine year old boy was bitten by a rabid dog and Pasteur's vaccine saved him. Louis was immediately famous.
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Louis had been partially paralyzed since 1868 because of a severe brain stroke. But, he still continued his research. On his 70th birthday, he celebrated at Sorbonne, where several scientists attended. After that, his paralysis worsened, and he died on September 28, 1895.
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It usually isn't a good idea to just Google search. Why don't you look on Portaportal, Gifted University, Science, Scientists and Careers. There are sites and scientists listed there for you to choose from. Great information and post however.
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