Microbe Hunters

de Kruif, Paul

ISBN 10: 0156027771 / ISBN 13: 9780156027779

Published by Mariner Books, 2002

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Synopsis:

This science classic by Paul de Kruif chronicles the pioneering bacteriological work of the first scientists to see and learn from the microscopic world.

 

Paul de Kruif's Microbe Hunters is a timeless dramatization of the scientists, bacteriologists, doctors, and medical technicians who discovered microbes and invented the vaccines to counter them. De Kruif reveals the now seemingly simple but really fundamental discoveries of science—for instance, how a microbe was first viewed in a clear drop of rain water, and when, for the first time ever, Louis Pasteur discovered that a simple vaccine could save a man from the ravages of rabies by attacking the microbes that cause it.

About the Author:

Paul de Kruif (1890-1971), a bacteriologist and pathologist, was a prolific author on the subject of medical science. He lived in Michigan and taught for many years at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Microbe Hunters
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good