Product Description
In this classic bestseller, Paul de Kruif dramatizes the pioneering bacteriological work of such scientists as Leeuwenhoek, Spallanzani, Koch, Pasteur, Reed, and Ehrlich. This seventieth anniversary edition features a new introduction by F. Gonzalez-Crussi. Index.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 30 reviews)

GREAT! by LAZOR BLAST 9000 (?)

5 Stars
October 27, 2009
This book is great and don't listen to the complaining illiterates about hard words or racisim. there is no RACISIM! THAT IS HOW THEY TALKED BACK THEN!

Interesting history for science lovers by Mindy Abraham (New York)

4 Stars
July 19, 2009
I am in the middle of this book, and I highly recommend this to anyone interested in science history. While the language and racial terms may be insulting to some(although that was how they spoke then) I like how he describes the passion those early scientists had, how they knew what they wanted and would do what they wanted to get it, risking their own health to do so. Interesting to science lovers

A Real Life Medical Thriller by Lisa T. Lee (utah)

5 Stars
March 30, 2009
This book as as exciting and heart pounding as any Michael Crichton novel. If it were required reading, students would be pounding down the doors for the chance at a medical or scientific career. I was electrified at the discoveries and sacrifices made by these brave souls to learn the mysteries of disease. Some of the researchers used themselves as guinea pigs to discover causes and cures for the most devastating diseases of their times and died for their work. Transmission of malaria by mosquitoes; discovering germs; isolating various types of bacteria - these are the building blocks of modern medicine. If you know anyone going interested in the medical field or biology, this will give them a solid background in their careers.

Microbe Hunters by Supermod_l (Missouri)

5 Stars
February 24, 2009
We already owned one copy of Microbe Hunters but lent it out to a friend of ours who teaches high school science -- so we needed another copy. Microbe Hunters was recommended to me when I was interviewing a girl for a job at Borders bookstore. I asked her to tell me about her favorite book and she talked about Microbe Hunters with such passion that I HAD to find a copy. This is a great book to give to students of all ages who express a great deal of interest in biology, microbiology, medicine, or general history. The individual biographies are engaging and exciting as we travel with scientists through the breakthroughs in exploration of some of the smallest of our Earth's inhabitants. It should be noted to modern readers, and this is covered in the book's forward, that De Kruif uses some language and stereotypes that are unacceptable in modern society. In one of the last chapters in particular, De Kruif describes free black men as "negroes" and refers to them as belonging to someone else. He also describes black people as lazy. This only occurs briefly, but can still be a jarring while reading. With a concerted effort to understand (but not excuse) the author's social misunderstanding while not discounting the otherwise observant narrative, the racial issues do not ruin or overly detract from the amazing book. I highly recommend Microbe Hunters.

Fantastic book by M.A. (Oxford, UK)

5 Stars
January 26, 2009
I used to find it very boring when a presentation began by harkening back to the 1800s, but after reading Microbe Hunters this is no longer the case. Microbe Hunters is written in an incredibly engaging style that makes one appreciate the history of microbiology. Fascinating and well worth a read.

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