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Penicillin
Penicillin
It was by accident, it is a fact that like scientists they are very untidy , penicillin was discovered by accident, as he left something overnight,it was discovered by Fleming that it changed co lour to green.
Alexander Fleming was born in Lochfield, Scotland.
Alexander Fleming
The discovery for which Fleming is probably best-known is the antibiotic Penicillin.
discovery of penicillin
Sir Alexander Fleming is responsible for the discovery of penicillin. It was followed by the discovery of other forms of anti-biotics. Without his discovery the development of anti-biotics would have been delayed for some time until someone else made the discovery.
Sir Alexander Fleming worked in the fields of bacteriology and immunology. Sir Alexander Fleming is credited with the discovery of penicillin.
Penicillin
Alexander Fleming invited the antiobiotic called Penicillium in the year 1928. Alexander Fleming was a bacteriologist and made the discovery of Penicillium by chance from a contaminated Petri dish.
Alexander Fleming died rich because his discovery saved so many lives!
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Back at St Mary's hospital in paddington, London in 1918, Fleming continued his work on bacteria. It was there in 1928 that he made his greatest discovery.
Penicillin discovery by Alexander Fleming in 1928
penicillin Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. Refer to the Related Links to read the story about the serendipitous (chance) discovery of penicillin.
According to Who 2 Biography, "Alexander Fleming is famous for discovering the usefulness of penicillin as an antibacterial agent." For more details on Fleming, see Answers.com at the Related Link.