The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric.
• Works Vol. 1 (1 June 1874) Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences
• Works Vol. 1 (1 June 1874) Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences
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L' univers est dissymetrique...
— Louis Pasteur
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "L' univers est dissymetrique..." in the context of "The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric.
• Works Vol. 1 (1 June 1874) Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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