"This book aims to describe, for readers uneducated in science, the development of humanity's desire to know and understand the world around us through the various stages of its development to the present, when science is almost universally recognized -- at least in the Western world -- as the most reliable way of knowing. The book describes the history of the large-scale exploration of the surface of the earth by sea, beginning with the Vikings and...

Animated biography of Louis Pasteur.

Discusses the life of Louis Pasteur and his contributions to fighting disease, creating vaccines, and researching the pasteurization process.

Story of the man who developed the vaccine and anti-toxin to prevent anthrax and rabies.

Follows the life and career of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with diseases.

Follows the life story of Louis Pasteur, from his modest beginnings to his study of chemistry and his discovery of cures for such infectious diseases as rabies and anthrax.

Discusses the life of Louis Pasteur, who invented the process that eventually bore his name, pasteurization, and who also created a vaccination for rabies, and studied cholera, anthrax, and other deadly diseases.

A biography of the nineteenth-century French scientist who discovered the process for destroying harmful bacteria with heat. . .