1861 ⟶ Pasteur Proposes Germ Theory of Disease

Louis Pasteur: Germ theory.
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🧪 Lavoisier's Law of Conservation of Mass and Modern Chemistry's Foundation

Antoine Lavoisier: law of conservation of mass, basis for chemistry, and the beginning of modern chemistry.⟶
Lavoisier's Law of Conservation of Mass and Modern Chemistry's Foundation (1789)
ChemistryScientific RevolutionAntoine LavoisierModern ScienceEnlightenmentScientific MethodExperimentation
FranceFrance

🧬 Lamarck Proposes Theory of Teleological Evolution

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck: teleological evolution.⟶
Lamarck Proposes Theory of Teleological Evolution (1802)
EvolutionBiologyScientific TheoryIdeas
FranceFrance

🔬 Pasteur Proposes Germ Theory of Disease

Louis Pasteur: Germ theory.⟶
Pasteur Proposes Germ Theory of Disease (1861)
BiologyMedicineGerm TheoryLouis PasteurInfectious DiseasesScientific RevolutionPublic HealthMicrobiology
FranceFrance

🥛 Pasteurization Process Developed

Louis Pasteur invents the pasteurization process.⟶
Pasteurization Process Developed (1864)
Public HealthLouis PasteurMicrobiologyHygieneIndustrial RevolutionMedical Advancement
FranceFrance

💉 Pasteur Develops Rabies Vaccine and Saves Boy's Life

Louis Pasteur creates the first successful vaccine against rabies for a young boy who had been bitten 14 times by a rabid dog.⟶
Pasteur Develops Rabies Vaccine and Saves Boy's Life (1885)
MedicineVaccinationInfectious DiseasesPublic HealthLouis PasteurBiologyScientific Breakthrough
FranceFrance