Scientific Discoveries of the 19th Century

In the nineteenth-century scientists made remarkable discoveries. These scientists and their discoveries helped pave the way for future discoveries in science and technology. Some of the famous names from the nineteenth-century are Charles Darwin, Joseph Lister, Allessandro Volta, Gregor Mendel, Louis Pasteur, and many more. People used think that every life form now on Earth was here from the start and that no new species had been born and none had ever changed. Charles Darwin …

…science of microbiology, proved the germ theory of disease, invented the process of pasteurization, and developed vaccines for several diseases, including rabies. During his search for a cure to anthrax, Pasteur established the principle that the injection of a mild form of disease bacterium causes the body to form antibodies that prevent the vaccinated individual from getting the severe form of the disease. With his study he put an end to of typhoid and smallpox.