The Sumerians and Babylonians started using biotechnology around 6000 BC. 4000 BC Egyptians made bread through biotechnology. In 1919, the Hungarian engineer Karl Erekh (Karl Erekh) first introduced the term Biotechnology. In 1920 Leeds City Council in England first used the term Biotechnology. Scientist Louis Pasteur (Louis Pasteur) is called the father of biotechnology because he first applied the fermentation process with the help of microorganisms.