A Pasteur biographer, Hilaire Cuny, called him “a mass of contradictions.” Pasteur was ambitious and opportunistic, sometimes arrogant and narrow-minded, immodest, undiplomatic and uncompromising.

Louis Pasteur was a scientific giant of the nineteenth century, but, as Joseph Gal asks, was his most famous contribution to the understanding of chemistry — chirality — influenced more by his ...

Louis Pasteur was born on Dec. 27, 1822, in Dole, France. Pasteur’s father was a tanner and the family was not wealthy, but they were determined to provide a good education for their son.

Imagine a computer that does not rely only on electronics but uses light to perform tasks faster and more efficiently. A ...

Louis Pasteur is one of the world’s most famous scientists, acclaimed for his work on the germ theory of disease, for developing rabies and anthrax vaccines, and for inventing a technique to ...

In 1856, a brewery asked Pasteur (1822–1895) to find out why so much of its fermenting beer was turning sour. Under the microscope, he saw thousands of micro-organisms, or microbes, in the brew.

CureVac GmbH has announced the signing of several agreements with Sanofi Pasteur S.A., the vaccines division of Sanofi. Under these agreements, CureVac and Sanofi Pasteur will further develop and ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: I inherited this bust of Louis Pasteur from my dad, who was a doctor. ... She studied art at Boston University and at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston.

Louis Pasteur was (born on December 27, 1822 died, 28 September 1895), ... He received his degree in art in 1840 and science in 1842 from the Royal University of Besancon.