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Alexander Fleming
Penicillin (First Antibiotic)
Born 1881 🇬🇧 Scotland 1928
⚕️ Known For
1
Discovered penicillin when mould contaminated a bacteria plate (1928)
2
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1945)
3
Penicillin has saved an estimated 200 million lives
Serendipitous discovery that transformed medicine
Quick Facts
Field
⚕️ Medicine
Country
🇬🇧 Scotland
Born
1881
Key Year
1928
Invention
Penicillin (First Antibiotic)