Scientific Worthies. XXVII.—Louis Pasteur

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Some Plymouth Worthies, Part 1

Most towns in this country have produced distinguished sons who have made valuable contributions to art and science in their time. Plymouth is no exception. This paper deals with some names, well-known or less recognised, who practised medicine and surgery in Plymouth during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Nearly all were Plymouth men, a few came from outside and one or two made their names ...

Louis Pasteur

detail, a valuable contribution and a positive demonstration of his "philology and erudition". The images receive, by comparison, cursory treatment. It is only after repeated perusals that the reader grasps how simple the material really is, basically three male-female pairs dateable to 1539 and their derivatives: the De Negker-Vogtherr set from Strasbourg; the Sabio set from Venice; and the Go...

Academic Inventors, Scientific Impact and the Institutionalisation of Pasteur ́s Quadrant in Spain

We rely on a novel database of Spanish author-inventors to explore the relationship between the past patenting experience of academic authors and the scientific impact (citations received and journal prestige) of scientific articles published during 20032008 in journals listed in SCOPUS. We also study how such a relationship is affected by differences across academic affiliations, distinguishin...

The Pasteur Institute (1887- )

L'Institut Pasteur (The Pasteur Institute) is a non-profit private research institution founded by Louis Pasteur on 4 June 1887 in Paris, France. The Institute's research focuses on the study of infectious diseases, micro-organisms, viruses, and vaccines. As of 2014, ten scientists have received Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine for the research they have done at the Pasteur Institute. Con...