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The References listed
here were used to create the pages on this site. They are recommended to
readers interested in extending their knowledge of the Scientists and
scientific studies mentioned herein.
Louis Pasteur --
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"The Life of Pasteur",
René Vallery-Radot, (Devonshire, R. L., transl. from "La Vie de
Pasteur",1900, Hachette, Paris) Garden City Publishing Co., New York |
The first definitive
biography of Pasteur. Author was Pasteur's son-in-law. |
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"Pasteur, The History
of a Mind", Emile Duclaux, (Smith, E.F. and Hedges, F., transl), 1920, W. B.
Saunders Company, Philadelphia |
Duclaux, Professor at
the Sorbonne and Director of the Pasteur Institute, was a coworker and
friend of Pasteur. The book provides authoritative and keen insight into the science, experimental approaches and thinking of Pasteur. Highly
recommended. |
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"The History of Bacteriology", William Bulloch, 1938, Oxford University
Press, London |
A classic work.
Contains excellent chapters on contagion, fermentation, spontaneous
generation, surgical sepsis, specific elements in disease and Pasteur's work
on attenuation of virus.. |
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"Oeuvres de Pasteur",
Réunies par Pasteur Vallery-Radot, vol. I - VII, 1939,
Masson et Cie, Éditeurs, Paris |
A massive collection
of the major scientific publications, notes, lectures and correspondence of
Pasteur collected and organized by Pasteur's grandson. Essential
documentation. The Volumes --
I: Dissymétrie moléculaire
II: Fermentations et gènération dites spontanées
III: Études dur le vinaigre et sur le vin
IV: Études sur la maladie des vers à soie
V: Études sur la bièr
VI: Maladies virulentes, virus-vaccins et
prophylaxie de la rage
VII: Mélanges scientifiques et littéraires; Index |
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"Correspondance de
Pasteur", réunie et annotée par Pasteur Vallery-Radot, 4 volumes, 1940,
Flammarion, Éditeur, Paris. |
The
letters and general correspondence of Pasteur to his parents, friends and
scientific colleagues. Complements "Oeuvres", above.
1: 1840-1857 Lettres de jeunesse, cristallographie.
II: 1857-1877 Fermentations, génération spontanées,
maladies
des vins des vers a soie, de la bière..
III: 1877-1895 Maladies virulentes: virus-vaccins du choléra des
poules, du charbon, du rouget, de la rage.
IV: 1885-1895 Maladies vrulentes (cont.): vaccination de
l'homme
contre
la rage, dernières années. |
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"Pasteur, Images de sa
Vie", Pasteur Vallery-Radot, 1947, Flammarion, Editeur, Paris |
An
excellent collection of many photographs of Pasteur, some colleagues
and his surroundings during the course of his life. Includes selected
writings covering high points of his scientific career. |
| "Pasteur and Modern Science", René Dubos (Brock, T.D. editor), 1995, The
Pasteur Foundation of New York. |
A reprinted, expanded
and illustrated version of the original volume by Dubos (1950).
A fine introduction to the life of Pasteur -- particularly suited for
high school and college students and the general public. |
| "The Founders of Modern Medicine", Elie Metchnikoff (Berger, D. transl.),
1939, Walden Publications, New York |
The author, a renowned
scientist, was a personal friend of Pasteur, Koch and Lister. His
essays on these men provide intimate details of their work and thinking. In
addition this volume includes the landmark papers of Pasteur on "Prevention
of Rabies"; the "Etiology of Wound Infections" by Koch; and "The Antiseptic
System" by Lister. |
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"Louis Pasteur, Free
Lance of Science", Rene J. Dubos, 1950, Little, Brown and Company, Boston,
Massachusetts |
Considered to be a
definitive and classic review of the life of Pasteur set against the
scientific environment of the 19th Century. |
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"The Private Science of
Louis Pasteur", Gerald L. Geison, 1995, Princeton University Press,
Princeton, New Jersey. |
The author, a Pasteur
scholar (now deceased), delved into newly-available Pasteur archives to
interpret various researches of Pasteur on crystallography, anthrax
and rabies. Geison's criticisms, often
unfair, are weighted to undermine the so-called "Myth of Pasteur".
None-the-less makes interesting and provocative reading. |
| "Louis Pasteur",
Patrice Debré (Forster, E., transl.) 1998, The Johns Hopkins University Press.
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A scholarly and
detailed history of Pasteur's life and accomplishments. Contains
balanced exposition of newer information on Pasteur's laboratory
experimentation and methods (cf, Geison, above). Highly recommended |
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| Edward
Jenner --. |
more
to be added.... |
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"The Life of Edward Jenner",
John Baron, 1832 ,Vol. I, 1838 Vol. II, London: Henry Colburn, Publisher. |
Baron was the authorized biographer of Jenner. His two-volume
treatise is the primary source of much documentation for Jenner. |
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"Dr. Jenner of Berkeley", Dorothy Fisk, 1959, Wm. ,Heinemann, Ltd. London. |
A standard biography, easy to read. |
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"Edward Jenner, The Cheltenham Years, 1795 - 1823", Paul Saunders, 1982 ,
University Press of New England. |
The author, a long-time resident of Cheltenham, has chronicled Jenner's
life and activities conducted in Cheltenham rather than Berkeley. A
good deal of local color is added to Jenner's life. |
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"Edward Jenner 1749 - 1823", Richard B. Fisher, 1991, Andre Jenner, Ltd.,
London. |
A standard biography. |
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