The History of Scientific Thought

TimeLine

Unit Description

List of Scientists

 

History of Scientific Thought

Charboneau Learning Center

Greenfield, MA

Morning Pre-GED Class

 

The Scientist Who Saved Millions Of Lives

                                                                                                                                                                                   

Louis Pasteur

Ranked  (10)

1822- 1895

France

 

1800's

19th century

Industrial Revolution

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1822-Liberia founded for freed US slaves

 

1832-Morse invents code

 

1861-1865- US Civil War

 

Important Biographical Facts

 

HIS FATHER WAS A TANNER

Pasteur could draw very well and he liked to paint.

 

He saved a boy's life by testing his work on him. That boy grew up to be a security guard @ the Pasteur Institute.  He committed suicide rather than watch the Nazis take control of the institute.

 

Important Scientific Accomplishments and Discoveries

 

Pasteurization- Heating liquids to kill germs.

 

Vaccines- He Found in

Chicken cholera, Anthrax and Rabies

 

Hygiene Practices- So hospitals are sanitary, Doctors wash hands with soap for no germs

 

 

 

 

 

Profiler Name- Sarah Hamel

Date Done - April 21, 2003