How Did Louis Pasteur Contribute To Science

Louis Pasteur was known for many scientific breakthroughs spanning several different branches of science. He took part in breakthroughs in microbes, crystallography, vaccines, infectious diseases, hygiene, microbiology, and enzymology. (Pasteur and Chemistry) His last, and most notably work was with vaccines, most notably rabies vaccines. He had made some observations about cholera in chickens, and performed experiments with the disease, as well as anthrax in sheep. The article “Louis Pasteur and Chemistry” says, “In a bid to convince the skeptics, Pasteur turned his attention to rabies, which affected humans as well as animals. . . For Pasteur, conquering rabies would prove his theories once and for all.” It seems his motivation was a curious mind, and advancement of science, but also the need to prove his hypothesis. His work with rabies led to a vaccine for the virus, and pioneered work with many other vaccines.
Pasteur’s breakthroughs led to scientific advances today. The obituary of Louis Pasteur says, “His researches have been so far-reaching, and have had so profound an influence on the progress of the world, more especially in connection with medicine, brewing, viticulture, sericulture, and stock-rearing, that his name has been widely honoured as that of one of the greatest benefactors of the human race.” The work of Louis Pasteur has blessed this world