Dear Chairman of the Nobel Prize Committee, have you ever seen the word "pasteurized" on a milk carton? Well, you should thank Louis Pasteur for that. Louis Pasteur undoubtedly deserves a Nobel Prize for his discoveries, achievements and contributions to science. Louis was very humble as he made no profit from his discoveries; instead he was paid by the government, or as a professor. Louis is best known for the discovery of pasteurization. However, he also found ways to prevent silkworm diseases, anthrax, fowl cholera, and rabies. Louis Pasteur saved billions of people with his discoveries. Louis Pasteur lived from December 27, 1822 to September 28, 1895. Pasteur was a French chemist who spent much of his life trying to solve problems in industry, medicine, and agriculture. During his time, many other scientists believed that microorganisms and germs could generate spontaneously. Louis helped prove that the idea of spontaneous generation was wrong. Pasteur demonstrated this by boiling broth in a flask with a curved neck. He left the flask there for about a year...
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