A distinguished French immunologist and physician presents a singularly extensive, even-handed, in-depth study, first published in France in 1994, of Louis Pasteur's life, scientific struggles, and hi
The German physician and scientist Robert Koch (1843-1910) was pioneer in identification of pathogens, winning the Nobel Prize for his work on tuberculosis. Gradmann (history of medicine, University o
Baltimore’s high-spirited, independent and controversial Betsy Patterson married Napoleon’s brother Jerome in 1803, bore a son, and defied the angry Emperor. Originally published in France in 1988, th
Ndiaye (US history, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris) explores the dual role of the large American firm, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company in the steep rise in mass consumption w
