Thesis: After Joseph Lister read an article of Louis Pasteur about germ theory, he remembered that in Carlisle, England, people got rid of trash smell by using a spray. He discovered that the spray used killed germs, which caused smell. "Robert Koch was the first scientist to devise a series of tests used to assess the germ theory of disease." At about 1870, the world accepted their "changing" discovery and soon the Germ Theory began. Thus the discoveries of these men revolutionized and reformed health care and hence, changed our world forever.
Ewald, Paul. Plague Time: The New Germ Theory of Disease, Anchor, 2002
Every science professor should be required to read this book. While It may be a bit biased here, i cannot understate how powerful …show more content…
While I enjoyed the history of science presented in this book, it seemed to lack the social implications and applications that were so well presented in Ruth Cowan’s book. The early history of genetics was very well written and described in greater detail and completeness than in other books I read, but this came at the cost of readability that would turn off many non-science oriented readers. The crescendo leading to the application genetic information to personalized medicine falls short, and becomes a dry description of a few examples of statistically challenged genome-wide association studies. I think Gillham’s presentation of the early debates in genetics and the misapplication to eugenics is well done, but one could conclude the book 4/5ths of the way in and not be cheated in their reading experience. Pasteur, Louis. "Pasteur's Papers on the Germ Theory." Historic Public Health Articles. 1995. The Law, Science & Public health Law Site. http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/cphl/history/articles/pasteur.htm (accessed 18 January …show more content…
There was a chapter of 50 pages on Louis Pasteur and his discoveries as a scientist. The beginning of the chapter covered briefly what Pasteur's life had been like prior to his milestone on the discovery of microbiology. The rest of the chapter covered the timeline of Pasteurs accomplishments and family life. I used part of this chapter in writing up what Pasteur's past beliefs had been and I took a couple of quotes from the chapter and placed them throughout the website. I used a quote by Louis himself. He wrote a letter to Marie before they got married, saying that she basically should marry him and that quote fit in well with the background information I provided on Pasteur. This book not
Ewald, Paul. Plague Time: The New Germ Theory of Disease, Anchor, 2002
Every science professor should be required to read this book. While It may be a bit biased here, i cannot understate how powerful …show more content…
While I enjoyed the history of science presented in this book, it seemed to lack the social implications and applications that were so well presented in Ruth Cowan’s book. The early history of genetics was very well written and described in greater detail and completeness than in other books I read, but this came at the cost of readability that would turn off many non-science oriented readers. The crescendo leading to the application genetic information to personalized medicine falls short, and becomes a dry description of a few examples of statistically challenged genome-wide association studies. I think Gillham’s presentation of the early debates in genetics and the misapplication to eugenics is well done, but one could conclude the book 4/5ths of the way in and not be cheated in their reading experience. Pasteur, Louis. "Pasteur's Papers on the Germ Theory." Historic Public Health Articles. 1995. The Law, Science & Public health Law Site. http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/cphl/history/articles/pasteur.htm (accessed 18 January …show more content…
There was a chapter of 50 pages on Louis Pasteur and his discoveries as a scientist. The beginning of the chapter covered briefly what Pasteur's life had been like prior to his milestone on the discovery of microbiology. The rest of the chapter covered the timeline of Pasteurs accomplishments and family life. I used part of this chapter in writing up what Pasteur's past beliefs had been and I took a couple of quotes from the chapter and placed them throughout the website. I used a quote by Louis himself. He wrote a letter to Marie before they got married, saying that she basically should marry him and that quote fit in well with the background information I provided on Pasteur. This book not