He's primarily known for his part in discovering Penicillin for which he shared a Noble Prize. His other works include various papers on immunology and bacterial research.
Some argue his discovery of Penicillin led to the boom in pharmaceutical companies.
Sir Alexander Fleming worked in the fields of bacteriology and immunology. Sir Alexander Fleming is credited with the discovery of penicillin.
He is famous for his iventing of penicillin in 1928
Penicillin wasn't invented. It was discovered by accident by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928 that penicillin killed bacteria. It was discovered at St Mary's Hospital, England. Wikipedia lists Sir Alexander Fleming discovering Penicillin. It was further developed by Howard Walter Florey. Alexander Fleming. Alexander Fleming. It might be apocryphal (almost true !) that had Pennicillin not been invented twice as many people would have died in WW2 than actually did. Fleming from Scotland He also discovered Lysozyme.
Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. Hooweestik.
No. His father, Valentine Fleming, was born a year after Alexander Fleming was. Plus, Ian is of British nationality while Alexander is of Scottish nationality. However, Valentine's father was named Robert Fleming, and surprisingly enough Alexander named his son Robert also.
Sir Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming.
Sir Alexander Fleming worked in the fields of bacteriology and immunology. Sir Alexander Fleming is credited with the discovery of penicillin.
Sir Alexander Fleming was born on August 6, 1881.
Alexander Fleming was born in Lochfield, Scotland.
Sir Alexander Fleming died on March 11, 1955 at the age of 73.
Alexander Fleming's father was a farmer.
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Yes, Sir Alexander Fleming had one child named Robert.
Robert fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming's parents were Hugh Fleming, a farmer, and Grace Stirling Morton. Fleming was born in Lochfield, Scotland in 1881.
Sir Alexander Fleming, in September 1928, to be exact.