Louis Pasteur

The key to Louis Pasteur's greatness lies in part in his own philosophy of Will - Work - and Success. But Louis Pasteur was also extraordinarily patient and thorough - willing to wait until he was sure of his conclusions, and willing to bear the impatience and criticism of others while he painstakingly pursued what he knew was the right and accurate course.

 Louis Pasteur never restricted himself and he tried never to say no to a plea of help - whether it came from a desperate farmer, a failing industrialist, a child in pain, or an animal that suffered in silence. His sense of compassion and humanity was enormous. His hope for science had been, in his words, to "extend the frontier of life." To Louis Pasteur, it was a frontier without boundary.

Long after Louis Pasteur died, the children of France were asked in a national survey to name the greatest French citizen in history. Most people predicted the winner would be Napoleon. But the children surprised everyone. They chose not the glamorous soldier and conqueror but the modest scientist and humanist, Louis Pasteur.

• Where was Louis Pasteur Born?
• Louis Pasteur Early Life
• Louis Pasteur Pasteurization
• Life of Louis Pasteur
• Louis Pasteur Private Life
• Louis Pasteur Experiments
• Louis Pasteur Biography
• Louis Pasteur and Rabies
• What Invention helped Louis Pasteur 's Work?
• Louis Pasteur Achievements
• When did Louis Pasteur Die?