Saturday, June 1, 2013

Happy Birthday Julius Richard Petri - Petri Dish Inventor

German bacteriologist's Petri dish invention allowed for the better identification of bacteria and the diseases they caused.

He studied medicine at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Academy for Military Physicians in Berlin and later worked at the Imperial Health Office with Robert Koch who is considered the father of modern bacteriology.
The doodle features six petri dishes which are swabbed by a hand. Images of bacteria grow and spread in the dishes.

Read more:
Julius Richard Petri: Google Doodle honours Petri dish inventor

















Source: The guardian

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