1. Alexander Fleming Inventor of Penicillin
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2. Fleming working in his Laboratory.
Childhood
Born on Lochfield Farm, Darvel, Ayrshire on August 6, 1881.
Was a farmer's son.
Moved to London at age 13, to stay with his older brother.
Fleming working in his Laboratory.

3. Field of study
Attended Louden Moor School, Darvel School, and Kilmarnock Academy.
In London, he attended Polytechnic.

4. Site of Fleming's laboratory.
St. Mary's
Met Sir Almroth Wright, a professor at St. Mary’s.
Joined his laboratory staff.
Spent the rest of his life there, as a bacteriologist.
Site of Fleming's laboratory.

5. The mold Penicillum Notatum.
Penicillin
Discovered in 1928.
Was working in his lab, trying to kill a deadly bacteria, when he noticed a blue mold growing on the dish.
The mold Penicillum Notatum.

6. Penicillin being developed.
How it is was Developed
For 9 years, nobody could purify the Penicillum Notatum to get the pure penicillin.
Finally, in 1938, a team of Oxford University Scientists, headed by Howard Florey and Ernst B. Chain helped to develop penicillin.
Penicillin being developed.

7. Penicillin in a pill form.
How Penicillin is used
In early days of Penicillin therapy, the drug was administered in small doses every three hours.
Penicillin in a pill form.

8. An add for Penicillin, during WWII.
World War II
Penicillin was introduced to the world just in time for World War II. It helped save many lives during the war, and has been greatly appreciated since.
An add for Penicillin, during WWII.

9. Later Life
He married a nurse, and they had a son named Robert, who was born in His wife died in He was working with Amalia Coutsouris Voureka in a laboratory, and they married in He later died at the age of 74, on March 11, 1955.

10. Fun facts Awards and Recognitions
 Memberships in 87 Scientific Academies and Societies
 The Nobel Prize with Howard Florey and Ernst B. Chain for Physiology or Medicine in 1945.
 Collected 25 Honorary Degrees
 26 Medals
 18 Prized
 13 Decorations
 Was Knighted in 1944.