Louis Pasteur: The Man Who Saved Billions of Lives

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Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Shannon Quinn
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
Executive Producer - Shell Harris

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[AGDinCA]

18:58 - "When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments: tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become."

I really like this.

[Marco_Onyxheart]

Just how many prolific discoveries can one man make? Pasteur had no chill.

[jimstanga]

When Warner Brothers made a film biography of his life in 1937, they cast Paul Muni to play Pasteur. He received the Academy Award that year for best actor. At an early screening of the film that was shown as sort of a treat for Warner Brothers employees, he was approached after the film by an electrician who worked on the studio lot, who told him how much he liked the film. He said he took his little boy to see the film, and afterwards he asked his father to buy him a microscope so he could learn more. Muni said in his later years, that inspiring that young boy meant more to him than the Oscar did. Muni felt the same way about kids as Pasteur did, I

[baire]

I’d like to add to your story. My great-grandfather Dean Harry L Russell (1866-1954) worked with Louis Pasteur in in Paris the early 1890’s. When he returned to the States, he applied pasteurisation to milk in his employer, The University Of Wisconsin where he became Dean of the college of Agriculture. He used his knowledge of bacteriology to use pasteurisation of milk to fight TB in Wisconsin residents who he discovered were getting it through deceased meat and milk. He went on to create a test to use on cows for determining whether they had TB. He tried the test on the University Heard and the story goes that 25 out of their 30 cows had TB! Dean Russell went around the state of Wisconsin offering to test heards of farmers. He experienced quite a bit of resistance since the cows with TB looked healthy. As a result of testing and eradicating the diseased cows, the rate of TB in Wisconsin decreased substantially.
Dean Russell who got his doctorate at Johns Hopkins university and also studied with Robert Koch, went onto become Dean of The College of Agriculture at The University of Wisconsin from 1907-1931.
Thank you for reading this, I thought this information would add to your story.

[dundschannel]

Damn, Pasteur is not given nearly as much recognition as he deserves.

[xxkilljoixx]

A real hero. Wow i love hearing about people who inspire my faith in humanity . Too few and far between.

[ZeoViolet]

Pasteur's father was as much a hero as his son. Why?

Pasteur's father was a very, very smart man for A. being open to allowing his son to be who he wanted to be and B. supporting him in all his passions so he found his own road in life. True enlightenment, not to mention probably a very strong bond with his son.

[glenmartin]

Thank you. The Curies and Pasteurs inspired me to become a chemist. Still my heroes, .

[jacobmortimore]

What a total badass, i had no idea how amazing this guy was, his acheivements are comparable if not more impressive than those of Einstein's. This man changed history forever, and i now have a huge respect for him.

[andyvalenzuela]

I've been waiting for this video!
Unsung hero of humanity...
I interviewed for a job and was asked who was my hero, I stated this man but nobody knew who he was. After I explained who he was and what he did, I got the job! 😃

[gatecrasher]

Wow. I never knew Pasteur did so much for humanity. Thank you for covering such a terrific person. Great job simon and team

[shadysif]

Pasteur told his detractors, "kiss goodbye"

[Docwilson]

Me: there’s no way Pasteur can top himself

Pasteur: hold my beer

[JustJake]

Mr. Pasteur will forever be remembered as one of species greatest minds. We as a whole are better because of his works.

[GiangNg]

I got bit by dog 3 times in my childhood. I still alive thanks to this great man works!

[Fullmetaljinchuuriki]

The man, the myth, the legend. Pasteur is one of the most inspiring scientists of all time. He put his faith in the scientific process, dedicated his life to betterment of mankind, while he conquered his own health crisis’s. And he did all of this after having three of his children die. This guy is so amazing. Great video guys. I’m all revved up now!! 🤜🏽🤜🏽👊🏽✊🏽

[Darth_Kirrem]

I love these videos and can't get enough. But man, we could use more stories like this. After watching several hours of the worst humanity has had to offer, this was the kind of content I needed. Thank you.

[lerevenant]

Fun fact we call the trash can : Poubelle, like the name of the poor dude who wanted a healthier country.

[Chez]

My favourite scientists have always been Galileo, Newton, Darwin and Einstein. Now I have another to add. I'm amazed at how many discoveries he's had in just one lifetime even after overcoming a stroke!

[romelnegut]

As many have said on different videos, not all the heroes wear a cap.
We can't thank him enough for what he did.