{"date":"September 28","id":"09-28","intro":["Proof that germs cause many contagious diseases was established by Louis Pasteur. His discoveries revolutionized modern science and lessened the ravages of every type of disease."],"minutes":12,"readings":[{"author":"Louis Pasteur","end":370,"start":364,"volume":38,"work":"The Germ Theory"}],"slug":"september-28","status":"proofread","title":"He Introduced the Germ","url":"/harvard-classics/september-28/","words":2416}