Life in Science: Abraham Eisenstark

The Influence of Books and Movies addiction to microbiology came early in my boyhood through books and film. First there was the novel Arrowsmith by sinclair Lewis. in the movie adaptation, actor ronald coleman dealt with bubonic plague and quickly became my scientific hero. throughout the years, my paperback copy of this novel has been loaned to many students. next, i became fascinated by paul muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur. then there was Microbe Hunters by paul DeKruif, and Rats, Lice and History by hans Zinsser. Later came a 1940 biographical film, Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet starring edward g robinson. in addition to these items from popular culture, i was inspired by books from the Life in Science