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Jan 1, 1901 — Jan 1, 1982· 81 yrs

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Rene J. Dubos

Also known as: Rene J. Dubos, René Dubos

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René Jules Dubos (February 20, 1901 – February 20, 1982) was a French-American microbiologist, experimental pathologist, environmentalist, humanist, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his book So Human An Animal. He is credited for having made famous the environmental maxim: "Think globally, act locally." Aside from a period from 1942 to 1944 when he was George Fabyan Professor of Comparative Pathology and professor of tropical medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, his scientific career was spent entirely at The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, later renamed The Rockefeller University.

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The illusion that perfect health and happiness are within man's possibilities has flourished in many different forms throughout history.

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Louis Pasteur

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A biography of the French chemist who was the founder of the microbiological sciences. The development of pasteurization techniques is only one of Pasteur's accomplisments. His name is associated with some of the largest theoretical concepts and practical applications of modern chemistry, biology, and medicine. He was passionately concerned with the welfare of mankind. His last scientific contribution proved that many infectious diseases can be controlled by vaccination, and he was the first to formulate in concrete terms a biological and chemical view of global ecology--adapted from jacket flaps.

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The dreams of reason

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Explains the new developments and the scientific impact of the computer as an instrument of the new sciences of complexity.

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