7. Louis Pasteur, a qualified chemist, was behind the most
important scientific revolutions of the 19th century in
the fields of,
• Biology
• Agriculture
• Medicine
• Hygiene.
Beginning his research on crystallography, he embarked
on a journey filled with discoveries which led him to
develop the rabies vaccine.
8. Pasteur’s life’s work can be divided
into three main parts
PART I
The early years
1847-1862
•Crystallography and
Molecular Asymmetry
•Stereochemistry or Spatial
Chemistry
•Fermentation
9. Pasteur’s life’s work can be divided
into three main parts
PART II
The middle years
1862-1877
• Aseptic procedures for personal
and social hygiene
• Sterilization of linen and dressings
• Rescue of Industry and Agriculture
(pasteurization, rescue methods for
Wine diseases & Silkworm
diseases)
10. Pasteur’s life’s work can be divided
into three main parts
PART III
The final years
1877-1887
•Developed Microbiology
•Science of immunology
•Vaccination for Rabies
11. He says
"Chance favors invention only for minds
prepared for discoveries by patient study
and persevering efforts”.
Louis Pasteur