Louis Pasteur by Albert Keim is a comprehensive biography of the famous French chemist and microbiologist. The book delves into Pasteur's early life, education, and groundbreaking discoveries that revolutionized medicine and scientific research. Keim skillfully outlines Pasteur's experiments on pasteurization, vaccination, and germ theory, showing how his work laid the foundation for modern microbiology.

The author also provides insight into Pasteur's personal life, relationships, and the challenges he faced in gaining recognition for his work. Keim portrays Pasteur as a dedicated scientist with a fierce determination to make a lasting impact on the world.

Overall, Louis Pasteur by Albert Keim is a well-researched and engaging biography that offers readers a deeper understanding of the life and accomplishments of one of history's most influential scientists. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of science and the individuals who have shaped our understanding of the world.

Book Description:
Louis Pasteur famously said, "In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind." Pasteur brought to the study of chemistry, microbiology, and applied immunology, a mind open, innovative, and insightful. Born of peasant stock in the French Jura, he worked with dogged determination all his life and often in the face of strenuous opposition. Through an unbroken succession of rigorously designed and meticulously performed experiments, Pasteur developed veterinary vaccines and halted grievous losses in the French wine, silk, and dairy industries. He provided the crucial experimental support for the germ theory of disease which enabled Joseph Lister and others to prevent infections in surgical patients and in new mothers. During the development of the vaccine against rabies, Pasteur and his colleagues often risked their own lives, but they delivered humankind from the terror of this agonizing and almost always fatal illness.