Penicillin timeline.

Period: Jan 1, 1928 to Dec 31, 1928

Discovery.

The discovery of penicillin is atrributed to Scottish scientist and Nobel laureate Alexander Fleming.
Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1930

Treatment.

In 1930, Cecil George Paine attempted to use penicillin to treat sycosis barbae and eruptions in beard follicles, but was unsuccessful.
Nov 25, 1930

Cure.

Alexander Fleming achieved the first recorded cure with penicillin.
Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Dec 31, 1939

Progress.

Howard Florey and a team of researches made a significant progress in showing the vivo bactericidal action of penicillin.
Period: Jan 1, 1942 to Dec 31, 1942

Success.

John Bumstead and Orvan Hess saved a patient's life using Penicillin.
Period: Mar 1, 1942 to Mar 31, 1942

U.S, made Penicillin.

The first patient was treated for streptococcal septicemia with U.S. made Penicillin produced by Merck & Co.
Period: Jun 1, 1942 to Jun 30, 1942

Enough Pencillin for..

There was enough Penicillin to treat 10 patients.
Period: Jan 1, 1944 to Dec 31, 1944

Mass produced.

The United States produced 4.3 million doses of Penicillin. It was mass produced.
Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Dec 31, 1945

Structure.

The chemical structure of Penicillin was determined by Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin.

Discovery.