A detailed account of Louis Pasteur's life, struggles and contributions, written by a French immunologist and physician. Drawing heavily on Pasteur's own scientific notebooks and writings, Patrice Debre presents a discussion of his discoveries and the controversies they raised with other scientists and occasionally with his closest associates.
Author Biography
Patrice Debre heads the biological immunology laboratory at the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris and directs a research unit associated with the French National Center for Scientific Research. He has also published a biographical study of the French Nobel Prize winner Jacques Monod. Elborg Forster's translations for Johns Hopkins include Medieval Marriage by Georges Duby and Illness and Self in Society by Claudine Herzlich and Janine Pierret.
