Thursday, June 15, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Shaw Research Library
Science educator and Proprietor Dr. Fred Schubert will give a talk on “Advances in Understanding and Treating Disease in the 19th Century with Lessons That Still Resonate.” In 1800, the world biology had yet to be defined. By 1900, vaccines for many serious illnesses were being developed. The work of John Snow, Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister, Robert Koch, Max von Pettenkofer and other remarkable figures will be considered.
The talk begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Shaw Research Library on the third floor of the Athenaeum. Reservations are required for this free event. Please call (603) 431-2538 to RSVP.
Image: Pasteur’s public anthrax vaccine demo involved some 50 farm animals. It was both spectacular and important. It took place over several days and the world watched expectantly. Courtesy photo.