Microbe Hunters, (Paperback)

from shirfire218

Rarely, if ever, have I been so disappointed in a book. After looking over the astounding reviews, I was expecting something superb. This book is extremely offensive on every level, beginning with the literary one and going on from there. It is absolute hogwash and has just about zero literary me...

from Asperula

Originally published in 1926, this book contains several short biographies of the men who were the first to create microscopes, use them to identify disease transmitters, and come up with ways to combat them. All of this is done in very homey prose that includes a easy write-off of experiments th...

from bnielsen

Indeholder "I. Leeuwenhoek. Den første Mikrobejæger", "II. Spallanzani. Mikrober maa have Forældre", "III. Pasteur. Mikroberne rummer en Fare", "IV. Koch. Dødens Bekæmper", "V. Pasteur. Hundegalskaben", "VI. Roux og Behring. Difteriens Bekæmpelse", "VII. Metchnikoff. De rare Fagocyter", "VIII. Th...