Bibliography

Berger, Melvin. Famous Men of Modern Biology. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1968.

This book tells the story of fourteen different scientists and how their understandings and methods were used to cure and prevent disease. This resource was very helpful with focusing on Louis Pasteur’s scientific methods and helped contribute to the “ A Brilliant Chemist” portion of our project.  Melvin Berger and his family struggled through the Great Depression and Melvin was able to put himself through college and graduate school, graduating with a master’s degree in music and science. He and his wife have collaborated to write over twenty different children’s books. 



Lassieur, Allison. Louis Pasteur: Revolutionary Scientist. Montreal, Canada: Franklin Watts, 2005.

This sources dives deep into Louis Pasteur’s ancestry, and gives a very in depth view of his personal life. This book was resourceful during the research of Pasteur’s “Early Years” and “Later Years.” Overall this source was about Pasteur’s life and scientific accomplishments, and was an unbiased book. Allison Lassieur has written more than fifty books about significant figures in history, science, and current events. 




Mulcahy, Robert. Diseases: Finding the Cure. Minneapolis, MN: The Oliver Press, Inc., 1996.

This source focused only on the scientific works of Louis Pasteur and his famous Germ Theory. It is an unbiased account of Louis Pasteur and his scientific accomplishments. This resource helped us with our “The Discovery of Germs,” “Preventing Disease,” and “Reducing Human Suffering.” Robert Mulcahy graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in literary studies; he is now an author and instructional developer of educational computer software, and the author of one other book.



Newfield, Marcia. The Life of Louis Pasteur. Fredrick, Maryland: Twenty-First Century Books Division of Henry Holt and Co., Inc., 1992.

The life and work of Louis Pasteur whose discoveries, including a rabies vaccine and the process of pasteurization, had important practical applications in both medicine and industry. This source was extremely useful source, as well as non- biased. This book mainly focuses on the works of Louis Pasteur throughout his life and not so much of his personal life. We used this source to research Louis Pasteur’s works and accomplishments. Marcia Newfield is a full time professor at the City University of New York, and a part time professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and long Island University.


 
Poole, Lynn, and Gray Poole. Makers of Our Modern World: Scientists Who Changed the World. New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1965.

This resource provided a basic overview of Pasteur’s life, as well as his scientific works. This source is unbiased and extremely useful in “Pasteur in Perspective.” Lynn Poole is the author of six books on popular science subjects and a weekly column. His wife, Gray, is a published newspaper columnist, this is their first piece of work together as authors.





Thomas, Henry, and Dana Lee Thomas. Living Biographies of Great Scientists. Garden City, New York: Garden City Books, 1941.

This biography about Louis Pasture’s life describes in full the amount of work that really went into his discoveries. This unbiased account written by husband and wife describes the processes and methods involved in finding new vaccines and all his scientific discoveries. 



Louis Pasteur is Dead: Inspiring Career of a Great and Modest Man of Science, New York Times, September 29, 1895.

This primary source overviewed all aspects of Louis Pasteur’s life and scientific success, accomplishments, and legacy. This source described all aspects of Louis Pasteur’s life, from birth to death and everything in between. This article describes what an admired man Louis Pasteur was and is still today.