penicillin

A story about Penny, the "good germ," as it conquers Strep, Pneumos, and Staph, the "bad germs," including information about the discovery of Penny - otherwise known as penicillin.

Traces the history of penicillin, from its discover by London scientist Alexander Fleming in 1928, to its use in wartime hospitals, to its role as one of the most important drugs of the modern era.

Claire Shipley, a photojournalist, tries to keep herself detatched from her most recent assignment, reporting on the new "miracle drug" penicillin, but ends up putting herself in the middle of everything when a murder occurs and she searches for the killer.

A biography of the British bacteriologist, born in Scotland, who was knighted and awarded the 1945 Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering penicillin.

A biography of Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Describes the history of penicillin from the discovery of the mold by Fleming through the years of work by such scientists as Chain, Heatley, Florey, and Sheehan who purified, tested, synthesized, and eventually presented the "miracle" drug to the world.

A biography of physician Alexander Fleming, who is famous for discovering penicillin.

A biography of the Scottish bacteriologist and Nobel Prize winner who discovered penicillin and its antibiotic properties.

Presents a brief biography of Alexander Fleming, Nobel Prize-winning British bacteriologist who discovered penicillin, describing his childhood, his achievements, and the impact of his contributions on modern medicine.