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Gerald L. Geison - The Private Science of Louis Pasteur - 9780691633978 - V9780691633978
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The Private Science of Louis Pasteur

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Description for The Private Science of Louis Pasteur Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 27 halftones 26 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGT; PDX; PNF; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
In The Private Science of Louis Pasteur, Gerald Geison has written a controversial biography that finally penetrates the secrecy that has surrounded much of this legendary scientist's laboratory work. Geison uses Pasteur's laboratory notebooks, made available only recently, and his published papers to present a rich and full account of some of the most famous episodes in the history of science and their darker sides--for example, Pasteur's rush to develop the rabies vaccine and the human risks his haste entailed. The discrepancies between the public record and the private science of Louis Pasteur tell us as much about ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Condition
New
Weight
485 g
Number of Pages
418
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691633978
SKU
V9780691633978
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Reviews for The Private Science of Louis Pasteur
Winner of the 1996 William H. Welch Medal, American Association for the History of Medicine One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1995 Geison's controversial but stunning biography raises many important questions about the nature of science, past and present... [I]t requires us to reevaluate our heroes and consider the complexities of science as it is actually created instead ... Read more

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