Félix d'Herelle and the origins of molecular biology
By: William C. Summers.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New Haven, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: D'Herelle, Félix.; Microbiologists -- Canada -- Biography.; Molecular biology -- History -- 20th century.
Description: A self-taught scientist determined to bring science out of the laboratory and into the practical arena, French-Canadian Felix d'Herelle (1873-1949) made history in two different fields of biology. Not only was he first to demonstrate the use and application of bacteria for biological control of insect pests, he also became a seminal figure in the history of molecular biology.

This book is the first full biography of d'Herelle, a complex figure who emulated Louis Pasteur and influenced the course of twentieth-century biology, yet remained a controversial outsider to the scientific community.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-224) and index.