Gas mask and petri dish: what they have in common
- Step 1. Gas mask — evolved from — Respirator. Respiratory protection.
- Step 2. Respirator — evolved from — Surgical mask. A filtering mask.
- Step 3. Surgical mask — uses — Germ theory of disease. Protection against droplets.
- Step 4. Germ theory of disease — is used in — Petri dish. Growing bacterial cultures.