discovered penicillin? Many believe that penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming‚ although he sparked the research for penicillin‚ he wasn’t the first. Penicillin had and still does have an effect on the medical world. Penicillin has a very rich history behind it‚ and it is still used world round. One significant story that led to the discovery of penicillin was the one of Alexander Fleming. Although Alexander Fleming is credited for the discovery of penicillin he wasn’t the first‚ it was
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Everyone in this world is here because of one factor‚ and that is penicillin. Penicillin is a drug that is used in most‚ if not all antibiotics. Sir Alexander Fleming is credited with the discovery because of an accidental mistake during a scientific study on Penicillium Notatum mold. While returning from a holiday break on September 3‚ 1928‚ Fleming never knew he would be discovering the drug that has saved a countless number of lives throughout time. Penicillin has had the greatest impact on American
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Name: Yao Xu Class: F Date: 9/20/13 Penicillin Penicillin‚ discover by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928‚ is a type of antibiotics that can slow down the growth of bacteria or to kill them. Penicillin only affects on bacteria and it doesn’t help with the infection of virus. Penicillin is divided into two groups: natural penicillin and man-made penicillin (Lowe D. 2012). During World War II‚ penicillin saved a lot of people in Europe. The first person saved by penicillin was a nurse named Anne
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incurable and any wound could result in death because of bacteria. Though different methods in medicine were used to limit outbreaks and reduce the spread of diseases‚ researchers did not know how to kill bacteria that caused diseases. Invented by Alexander Fleming in 1928‚ penicillin cured a lot of diseases that had caused so much pain and suffering. For example‚ such illnesses as sepsis and pneumonia were fatal in the majority of cases. Penicillin became the fist drug to defeat those illnesses. Moreover
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Performance VS Ability "Thinking is easy‚ acting is difficult‚ and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world." Like this quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe‚ we were taught that life is about what we do‚ rather than what we know. We were told that putting our ideas into action is better than just simply having an idea. There is a huge correlation between setting a goal in life‚ setting out to achieve that goal‚ and actually making it happen. There are so many dreamers
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Evolution of Public Health: Sir Alexander Fleming University of Phoenix CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or anyone else for any class. I further declare I have cited all sources from which I used language‚ ideas‚ and information‚ whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased‚ and that any assistance of any kind‚ which I received while producing this paper‚ has been acknowledged in the References section. I have
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The Discovery and Research of Penicillin Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin while examining a stray mold in his London laboratory in 1928‚ and its eventual development by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain at Oxford University‚ created a major break through to another world of antibiotics and medicine. Antibiotics like penicillin have become the most important family of drugs of this era. During the 1940’s (World War 2) penicillin became a life saving drug to thousands of soldier’s‚ it also
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considered the miracle cure when it was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 and it saved several lives including our soldiers but have we abused this medical miracle? However‚ it is imperative for our civilization to understand how penicillin was invented‚ the war it saved‚ and the resistance that it has sir come. Alexander Fleming was born in Ayshire in the lowlands of southwestern Scotland (Sir Alexander Fleming-Biography). Fleming was obsessed with the body’s fight with infection and
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Both the scientific and the artistic development have contributed a lot of benefits to our society. However‚ it cannot be compared that the contribution of scientists and engineers is more vital than what artists and writers do. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the boons of scientific work and the artistic work. The importance of the scientific work is to make our lives more comfortable and more convenient. In everyday we use the electronic appliances to do daily activities such as cooking
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Most inventors strive for days‚weeks‚ monthes or years to invent their invention‚ for example Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he successfully invented the lightbulb. But sometimes brilliance strikes by accident. Some of the most popular products we use today were accidents stumbled on by scientists not being careful. Young chemist William Perkin at first wanted to find a cure for malaria‚ but instead he accidently started a new movement in the fashion industry. In 1856 Perkin was
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