Timeline & Chronology of Louis Pasteur's Contributions

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Timeline & Chronology of Louis Pasteur's Contributions

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Louis Pasteur's Timeline and Key Contributions

Louis Pasteur was a pioneering scientist whose work in the 19th century transformed medicine. His experiments and discoveries laid the foundation for germ theory and improved public health.

Key events in Pasteur's life include:

  • 1822: Born in Dole, France.
  • 1857: Demonstrated the germ theory of fermentation.
  • 1865: Developed the germ theory of disease.
  • 1881: Created the rabies vaccine.
  • 1885: Developed the process of pasteurization.

Pasteur's discoveries significantly changed how diseases were understood and prevented, moving away from traditional ideas of miasma and humors.

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Outline three key events in Louis Pasteur's scientific career.
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Explain how Pasteur's discovery of germ theory changed medical understanding in the 19th century.
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3.
Compare Pasteur's approach to disease prevention with earlier methods used in the 18th century.
[5 marks]
4.
Analyse the impact of Pasteur's development of pasteurization on food safety and medicine.
[5 marks]
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Write a summary of how Pasteur's discoveries influenced medicine and public health in the 19th century.
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Describe how Pasteur's work was different from previous medical theories.
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Explain the significance of Pasteur's creation of the rabies vaccine.
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Compare Pasteur's impact on medicine with that of earlier scientists like Jenner.
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1/1/2026
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