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   Why did Alexander Fleming win a Nobel Prize?

   • Fleming’s serendipitous discovery of penicillin changed the course of medicine and earned him a Nobel Prize. In 1928 Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) discovered penicillin, though he did not realize the full significance of his discovery for at least another decade. He eventually received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945.

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   Why did Fleming and Florey share a Nobel Prize?

   • Florey, Chain and Fleming shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, but their relationship was tainted over who should receive the most credit for penicillin. The press tended to emphasize Fleming's role due to the compelling back-story of his chance discovery and his greater willingness to be interviewed.

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   When did Fleming discover antibiotic resistance?

   • Fleming also discovered very early that bacteria developed antibiotic resistance whenever too little penicillin was used or when it was used for too short a period. Almroth Wright had predicted antibiotic resistance even before it was noticed during experiments. Fleming cautioned about the use of penicillin in his many speeches around the world.

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   Did Alexander Fleming save Winston Churchill?

   • According to the biography, Penicillin Man: Alexander Fleming and the Antibiotic Revolution by Kevin Brown, Alexander Fleming, in a letter to his friend and colleague Andre Gratia, described this as "A wondrous fable." Nor did he save Winston Churchill himself during World War II.

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   Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist best known for his discovery of penicillin in 1928, which started the antibiotic revolution. He was recognized for that achievement in 1945, when he received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Howard Walter Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.

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   In 1928 Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) discovered penicillin, though he did not realize the full significance of his discovery for at least another decade. He eventually received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 .

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   Scientific contributions. Antiseptics. Discovery of lysozyme. Discovery of penicillin. Experiment. Reception and publication. Purification and stabilisation. Medical use and mass production. Antibiotic resistance. Personal life. Death. Awards and legacy. Myths. The Fleming myth. The Churchills. See also. References. Further reading. External links.

   • Died: 11 March 1955 (aged 73), London, England
   • Resting place: St Paul's Cathedral

   • Born: 6 August 1881, Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Through research and experimentation, Fleming discovered a bacteria-destroying mold which he would call penicillin in 1928, paving the way for the use of antibiotics in modern healthcare. He was...

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   Lived 1881 – 1955. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, whose use as an antibiotic has saved untold millions of lives. Less well-known is that before making this world-changing discovery, he had already made significant life-saving contributions to medical science.

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   In 1928, at St. Mary's Hospital, London, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. This discovery led to the introduction of antibiotics that greatly reduced the number of deaths from infection.

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   Alexander Fleming was a Scottish physician-scientist who was recognised for discovering penicillin. The simple discovery and use of the antibiotic agent has saved millions of lives, and earned Fleming – together with Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, who devised methods for the large-scale isolation and production of penicillin – the 1945 ...