Louis Pasteur

• The many discoveries and inventions that make the modern world we live in.

Monsieur Pasteur

• A French chemist, known for his breakthroughs in causes and prevention of diseases.

• Best known for his discovery of pasteurization-the method of fermenting milk and wine causing sickness to be prevented.

• Three main founders of microbiology.

• He also made many discoveries in the field of chemistry.

Pasteurization

• Process which slows microbial growth in foods.

• First used as the fermentation process in wine and milk production.

• Without this process there would still be a massive risk of disease and bacteria carried in dairy products as well as alcohol substances.

Mysteries Solved

• Solved the mysteries of rabies, anthrax, chicken cholera, and silkworm diseases, and contributed to the development of the first vaccines.

• Debunked the widely accepted myth of spontaneous generation thereby setting the stage for modern biology and biochemistry.

• He described the scientific basis for fermentation, wine-making, and the brewing of beer.

• Pasteur's work gave birth to many branches of science, as well as being responsible for some of the most important concepts and applications of modern science.

Ideas

• These inventions contribute so much to our lives and without them our lives would not be the same as they are now.

• The germ theory discovered by Pasteur was the foundation of numerous applications such as brewing of beer, wine-making, pasteurization, and antiseptic operations.

• His work has protected millions of people from disease through vaccination and pasteurization.

• Our lives would not be as advanced or modern as they are today, if it weren’t for some of Louis Pasteur’s discoveries and inventions.

Why you should know?

• Not only do we use these discoveries and inventions in our daily lives but we wouldn’t have everything we have today if it weren’t for Pasteur’s many finds and inventions.

• We should know how things came about and who’s genius and time contributes to them.