| Date | 1848 |
| Author | Pasteur |
| Contribution | Discovered chirality of optically active compounds. |
| Reference | Anon. |
| Notes | Setting in train a series of researches that were of immense importance in evolution of germ theory. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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