Microbe Hunters: The Story of the Microscopic Discoveries That Changed the World

by Paul de Kruif

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In this classic international bestseller, first published in 1926, bacteriologist and pathologist Paul de Kruif gives an accessible and fascinating account of the first scientists to explore the microscopic world. Included are the "father of microbiology," Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who created lenses to study the microscopic world, and Louis Pasteur, whose discovery of a vaccine for rabies would save many lives. The legacy of the thirteen researchers...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0486849953

ISBN13:9780486849959

Release Date:July 2022

Publisher:Dover Publications

Length:368 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

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