The discovery of Pencillin might be reminscent of a college dorm, as Alexander Fleming would often leave bowls with cultures of bacteria in them to see what he could cultivate. One of those dirty bowl led to one of the greatest inventions of the modern medical world. Fleming was a born Scotsman, however made the disovery of Pencillin at St Mary's Hospital in London, England.
Alexander Fleming won 1/3 of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945, alongisze Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Howard Walter Florey for the discovery and invention of the Pencillin applications of warding off infectious disease.
Image Source:
Image of Alexander Fleming from Nobel Prize page.
The Nobel Prize. “The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945.” NobelPrize.org, 2019, www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1945/fleming/biographical/.
Works Cited:
“The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945.” NobelPrize.org, www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1945/fleming/facts/.