Download or read book The Discovery of the Germ written by John Waller and published by Icon Books Company. This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping insight into twenty years that profoundly changed the way we view disease. The germ revolution came after two decades of scientific virtuosity, outstanding feats of intellectual courage and bitter personal rivalries, doctors at last recognised that infectious diseases are caused by mircoscopic organisms.