How Alexander Fleming Discovered Penicillin & Changed the World
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Alexander Fleming was a Scottish doctor and microbiologist who discovered the world’s first effective antibiotic: penicillin. This discovery revolutionized medicine, and has been described as the single greatest victory ever achieved over disease. It’s estimated that well over 200 million people have had their lives saved by penicillin, and it continues to be an effective medicine used all around the world to this day.
In this video we’re going to tell the story of Alexander Fleming’s life. Examine how he discovered penicillin, how it transformed medicine, and how Fleming’s discovery ushered in a new age of civilisation. And then finally explore the terrifying possibility of antibiotics, like penicillin, no longer working. This is how Alexander Fleming Changed the World.
