Pioneers in Microbiology

Pasteurization, penicillin, Koch's postulates, and gene coding. These discoveries and inventions are vital yet commonplace in modern life, but were radical when first introduced to the public and academia. In this book, the life and times of leading pioneers in microbiology are discussed in vivid detail, focusing on the background of each discovery and the process in which they were developed — sometimes by accident or sheer providence.

Contents:Agostino M Bassi (1773–1836): Pioneer of Studying Contagious DiseasesLister (1827–1912): Pioneer of AntisepsisFerdinand J Cohn (1828–1898): Founder of BacteriologyHeinrich A De Bary (1831–1999): Pioneer of MycologyGerhard H Hansen (1841–1912): Pioneer of Leprosy StudiesEllie Metchnikoff (1845–1916): Phagocytosis and ImmunologyWalter Reed (1851–1902): Mosaquito and Yellow Fever VirusEmile Roux (1953–1933) Diseases FighterDavid Bruce (1855–1921): Pioneer of Veterinary MicrobiologyAlexandre Yersin (1863–1943): Pioneer of Plague FighterAlbert Calmette (1863–1933): Antituberculosis and BCG VaccinationHoward Ricketts (1871–1910): Pioneer of Rickettsial Diseases StudiesAlexander Fleming (1881–1955): Penicillin, First of the Useful AntibioticsGeorge Beadle (1903–1989): Pioneer of Biochemical GeneticsArnold L Demain (1927–): A Giant of Industrial MicrobiologyBruce Ames (1928–): Molecular Mutagenesis and Genetic Toxicologyand other papers
Readership: Readers who are interested in the stories behind important discoveries in microbiology. Biography;Researchers;Discoveries in Microbiology;Robert Hooke;Louis Pasteur;Antonie van Leeuwenhoek;Robert KochKey Features:Each chapter focuses on a microbiologist and his/her discoveriesServes as an inspiration for future generations of researchers in the field