Alexander fleming

Discovery of Penicillin

By jacquio

  • Birth of A. Fleming

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    Alexander Fleming's Life

  • Gets MBBS Degree

    He graduated this year from St Mary's Hospital Medical School in Paddington with a Distinction.

  • Royal Army Medical Corps

    Until this year, he was captain of the RAMC.

  • Discovered Penicillin

  • WW2

    The large amounts of penicillin produced saved countless lives during the second world war.

  • H. Florey and E. Chain

    In this year Howard Florey and Ernest Chain made small amounts of penicillin and found that it was safe to use on wounds.

  • Knighting

    This year, Flemming and Florey were knighted for their work in penicillin.

  • Nobel Prize

    Fleming, Florey and Chain jointly received the Nobel Prize this year.

  • Death of A. Fleming

    Alexander Fleming died of a heart attack in 1955.