Microbe Hunters

The international bestselling classic account of the first scientists to see and learn about the microscopic world.

“It manages to delight, and frequently to entrance, old and new readers [and] continues to engage our hearts and minds today with an indescribable brand of affectionate sympathy.” —F. Gonzalez-Crussi, from the Introduction

Translated into eighteen languages, Paul de Kruif’s classic is ...