Alexander Fleming: The Discovery of Penicillin

Sir Alexander Fleming changed the medical world not only in his time but also in today's world. Thanks to Alexander Fleming, there are drugs and antibiotics today. If he can not find penicillin, I do not like to think about our position in the medical world. Alexander Fleming was born on August 6, 1881 in Davier, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was born in Rockfield Farm, a family farm. Alex is the seventh out of eight children.

In the history of scientific innovation, the concept of accidental discovery is common. For example, Alexander Fleming incorrectly discovered penicillin in 1928, invented a microwave oven by Percy Spencer in 1945, and invented a sticky note by Spencer Silver in 1968. First use of "unexpected discovery" in English In 1754, Horace Walpole wrote a letter. In a letter to his friend Horace Man, Walpole explained his unexpected discovery of Persian fairy tale, Gianluca Vasari, who referred to the Prince of Three (lost) Bianca Cappello paintings did. Selendip he told reporters that these princes will always discover that they did not pursue through accidents and wisdom. The name comes from Serendip's old name, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), and therefore Arab merchant Sarandib. It began with Sanskrit Sijhaladvīpaḥ (Siṃhalaḥ, Sri Lanka + dvīpaḥ, Island)

One of the most common stories about innovation is the discovery of Alexander Fleming and his penicillin. After the summer vacation in 1928, Scottish lonely scientists noticed a strange mold contaminating the growing bacterial culture. This observation will change the world. At least this is the way the story is usually told. What really happened was that when Fleming announced his discovery nobody really noticed it because he found something that no one can cure. It was not ten years after his paper was discovered by another group of scientists who designed it as a treatment for miracles we know today.