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Alexander Fleming: Discoverer of Penicillin

By Ted Gottfried

Publisher: Scholastic Library Publishing, September 1997
ISBN: 0531113701
MY HERO recommends this book to children readers.
From the Publisher
In 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming noticed a light-blue mold growing on a culture dish in his London laboratory. This discovery led to the development of the first antibiotic, penicillin, which saved countless lives. It also earned Fleming a Nobel prize.
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jona | 7/11/2010 2:17 PM
your such a great man

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