Lewis Pasteur was a famous chemist and biologist who advanced the field of medicine in many ways.
You can find that information in textoboks, on the back of cereal boxes, or anything containing simple trivia.
Today, most people know of the benefits of vaccines and many more are hoping to get them purely by knowing they save lives and improve health.
But Pasteur advanced medicine in another way: beer. Yes, beer gave use more than just thanksgiving and clean water for centuries. Pasteurization was first used to preserve and clean beer, making it easier to mass produce. It took years for the process to reach America, but when it did, people were far more grateful for it. By this time, the process was used on milk, making it far more healthy by reducing the microbial activity that could make you sick from drinking it raw.
Somehow, like vaccines, science is easily forgotten. These days, many claim raw milk is healthier and give it to their children. While there is n proof that raw milk is better, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and foodsafety.gov can all give you proof about how it is a problem.
But then, so can Pasteur. His work and legacy are easy to find anywhere. Your local doctor or nurse can even tell you all about how what we take for granted today wouldn't be around without him.
Is this how we honor the heroes who gave the world basic medicinal practices?
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