Louis Pasteur, in a lecture at the University of Lille (7 December 1854)
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In the field of observation, chance favours only the prepared mind.
— Louis Pasteur on Serendipity
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Source: Wikiquote: "Serendipity" (Quotes: [[File:Hoag's object.jpg|thumb|right|Serendipity is when you find things you weren't looking for because finding what you are looking for is so damned difficult. ~
Erin McKean ]])
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About Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur (27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) French microbiologist, chemist, pioneer of the "Germ theory of disease", discoverer of molecular asymmetry and stereo-chemistry, and inventor of the process of Pasteurization.
About Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur (27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) French microbiologist, chemist, pioneer of the "Germ theory of disease", discoverer of molecular asymmetry and stereo-chemistry, and inventor of the process of Pasteurization.
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