Microbe Hunters
Microbe Hunters by Paul De Kruif, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 1996, is a first edition that spans 357 pages. This book presents a classic account of the pioneering scientists who explored the microscopic world, detailing their discoveries and the development of vaccines to combat infectious diseases. De Kruif’s narrative captures the essence of these early medical breakthroughs, illustrating how fundamental scientific advancements were made through the lens of curiosity and determination.
Readers will find a dramatization of the lives and work of bacteriologists, doctors, and medical technicians who played crucial roles in understanding microbes. The book delves into significant moments in microbiology, such as the first observation of a microbe in rainwater and Louis Pasteur’s groundbreaking work on rabies vaccination. With its focus on medical history and the science of life, Microbe Hunters offers insights into the evolution of our understanding of diseases and the relentless pursuit of knowledge in the field of microbiology.
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“It manages to delight, and frequently to entrance, old and new readers [and] continues to engage our hearts and minds today with an indescribably brand of affectionate sympathy.”–F. Gonzalez-Crussi, from the Introduction
An international bestseller, translated into eighteen languages, Paul de Kruif’s classic account of the first scientists to see and learn about the microscopic world continues to fascinate new readers. This is a timeless dramatization of the scientists, bacteriologists, doctors, and medical technicians who discovered the microbes and invented the vaccines to counter them. De Kruif writes about how seemingly simple but really fundamental discovers of science–for instance, how a microbe was first viewed in a clear drop of rain water, and when, for the first time, Louis Pasteur discovered that a simple vaccine could save a man from the ravages of rabies by attacking the microbes that cause it.
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