Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)

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Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)

• By Areli Valencia

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Pasteur
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Biography

• Born Dec. 27, 1822 in France.
• Earned a Doctorate from Ecole Normale in Paris.
• In 1854 he was appointed Chemistry teacher at the
  University of Lille.

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• At the University of Lille one of the goals for
  the faculty was to find and fix the problem with
  the wine industry wine soured before it could
  be consumed.

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Pasteurization

• Wine and beer soured because of bacteria.
• To get rid of this bacteria he boiled the liquid
  and then cooled it.
• He later discovered that boiling milk had the
  same effect, giving the products longer shelf
  lives.

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Spontaneous Generation

• Spontaneous Generation- The supposed development
  of living organisms from non-living matter.
• He was able to prove that spontaneous generation
  is wrong.
• This helped figure out the problems with the
  silkworms and their bacteria.

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Vaccines

• Pasteur later began to support the germ theory.
• He is best known for creating a vaccine for
  rabies.
• His experiments about germ theory proved that
  sanitation was important in hospitals.

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References

• "Louis Pasteur." Historic Figures. BBC. 9 Oct
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• "Spontaneous Generation." Spontaneous Generation.
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• Vilenski, "Louis Pasteur." Louis Pasteur. 9 Oct
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