The mold was growing in one of his experimental bacterial cultures and killing them, ruining the experiment. Others might have thrown it out, he determined what the mold was making that killed bacteria.
yes alexander fleming did invent penicilin
September 28, 1928
Flemming is most famous for his discovery of penicillin
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It wasn't invented, but discovered. It was discovered Sir, Alexander Fleming in 1933.
I really think some folks need to go back to school and learn how to spell . . . ALEXANDER FLEMING discovered PENICILLIN!
Until the discovery and the ability to produce a large amount of penicillin, there were no antibiotics in the word. Sulfa drugs were available for use but they are not considered antibiotics. In 1928 Flemming (UK) noticed that a mold that grew on a plate he had inoculated with bacteria had a ring around it and the bacteria was not growing close to the mold. He used the term antibiotic (against life) for what the mold was making in that ring.. He could not get anyone interested in trying to help him with commercial applications. It wasn't until 1944 (USA), that this antibiotic was first produced commercially. There are many people in the world today, who would not be here if there was no penicillin. Perhaps someone you might know, as it wasn't all that long ago.
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Answer: No. Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin.
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Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin. Fleming, Sir Alexander (1881 - 1955)
He DISCOVERED penicillin, an antibiotic.
Alexander Flemming first discovered, cultured and used penicillin
alex flemming discovered pencillin in 2000 bc
Sir Alexander Fleming was a scientist and he named the mold
Sir Alexander Fleming, in September 1928, to be exact.
he was a biologist and... so many more things!!