The development of penicillin (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year penicillin was discovered
Year penicillin was discovered
1928
Discoverer of penicillin
Discoverer of penicillin
Alexander Fleming
Hospital where Fleming worked
Hospital where Fleming worked
St Mary's Hospital, London
How penicillin was discovered
How penicillin was discovered
Mould contaminated petri dish & killed bacteria
Year Fleming published his findings
Year Fleming published his findings
1929
Scientists who continued Fleming's research
Scientists who continued Fleming's research
Howard Florey & Ernst Chain
Year Florey & Chain began penicillin research
Year Florey & Chain began penicillin research
1939
Where Florey & Chain worked
Where Florey & Chain worked
Oxford Medical School
Year penicillin tested successfully on mice
Year penicillin tested successfully on mice
1940
Year of first human penicillin trials
Year of first human penicillin trials
1941
Year US mass production of penicillin began
Year US mass production of penicillin began
1942
Year UK mass production of penicillin began
Year UK mass production of penicillin began
1943
Main challenge in producing penicillin
Main challenge in producing penicillin
Needed enormous quantities of mould
Year Fleming, Florey & Chain won Nobel Prize
Year Fleming, Florey & Chain won Nobel Prize
1945