Louis
Pasteur was one of the greatest scientists of the world. He found cure
for many
diseases like rabies, hydrophobia and chicken pox by inoculation of the
germs
of the disease. Pasteur discovered method of keeping milk and milk
products
free of germs.
Louis
Pasteur was born in 1822 in France. Since his childhood, he was a
nature lover
and liked beauty, simplicity and peace of mind. At the age of sixteen,
he
decided that greater and better work was waiting for him ahead. After
schooling, he joined Royal College of Besancon and got the Bachelor of
Science
degree.
Louis
Pasteur further studied chemistry and then
taught chemistry in Strasbourg. There he studied and did experiments to
find
out the optical qualities of racemic acid. During this work, friendship
with
Professor J.B. Biot, a distinguished professor of chemistry developed
and
continued lifelong. This was the turning point of his life which made
him the
greatest scientist of France.