I live 6 miles from
Darvel in Ayrshire Scotland and the sign post says the discoverer of penicillin was born here, is this correct?
2007-02-17 01:59:25 · 10 answers · asked by John L 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In 1928, Alexander Fleming- a bacteriologist found a mold had contaminated one of his experiments. Quite surprisely, the mold was an antibacterial agent that could kill many harmful bacteria. The bacterial agent was named, penicillin.
He was born on August 6, 1881 in Lochfield, Ayshire, Scotland and died on March 11th, 1955.
2007-02-17 02:40:34 · answer #1 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alexander Fleming
2007-02-17 10:38:06 · answer #2 · answered by intelligent girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alexander Fleming
2007-02-17 10:11:55 · answer #3 · answered by protbox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist, is usually credited with the
discovery of penicillin. He accidentally discovered it in 1928 while
working with a bacterial culture of Staphylococcus Aureus. The bacteria
were contaminated with a mold (penicillin notatum) that killed them. He
named the mold penicillin.
In 1945, Alexander Fleming, Ernst Boris Chain, and Howard Walter Florey
jointly received the Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin and its
curative effect in various infectious diseases.
2007-02-17 10:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by ranwyld 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sir Alexander Fleming experimented and discovered that the mould...penicillium...killed several types of bacteria without harming normal cells. (He was a Scottish Researcher working in London at the time)...The Australian scientist, Howard Florey and his German colleague, Ernst Chain used their skills to turn the mould penicillium into penicillin....All three were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1945 for their contributions in medicine....(So, yes Sir Alexander Fleming stumbled on this miracle drug but it was Chain and Florey who honed it into the very marketable penicillin as we know it today..........hope this research helps.....
2007-02-17 10:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by ozzy chik... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know his name, but he was some scientist who was experimenting on a plant one day in his lab, and came up with it. A good way to find out is check into some science. OH, I think his name is Alexander Fleming from sweden or scottland or something like that.
2007-02-17 16:54:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as i'm aware, alexander fleming discovered penicillin-by accident..He was examinating bacteria under the microscope when he was pissed off because he saw some molds that destroyed the bacteria which germinated into penicillin therapy.
2007-02-17 10:05:23 · answer #7 · answered by je_ivy_an 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'the text books says it is alexander fleming' and he is a scottish
2007-02-17 11:26:58 · answer #8 · answered by satya r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alexander fleming... and yes he was a scot...
2007-02-17 10:02:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it was none other than thr fuerer himself.....ME
2007-02-17 10:03:18 · answer #10 · answered by Adolph Hitler 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋