Learning about Pasteur in detail and getting to know all the things he have done makes me excited to visit Arbois. It was interesting to hear about his great impact in chemistry with asymmetry, racemic mixtures and chirality because I have been learning about those things in classes for many years now. This discovery then led to his discovery of what fermentation actually is which is a aspect of food science and chemistry that I find interesting. Also, his discovery of vaccines is such an important scientific advancement that has such a significant impact on us to this day. I always think its interesting to learn about early scientists who essentially had nothing to base their ideas off of and yet they thought of so many things that were found to be true while designing experiments to support it. Additionally, that throughout the presentation, the different cities of France were referenced on a map so that we could understand their distance relevant to where we will be on our trip. It also provides a nice perspective of how close we are to the homes of many discoveries. Overall, it was nice to learn about Pasteur in depth before going to Arbois and hopefully there will be more to be discovered while we are there.
Yes, I also appreciated the maps. It definitely helps putting our trip sites into perspective.