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The making of an antibiotic
Author(s) -
Grossman Louis I.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1987.tb00608.x
Subject(s) - courage , penicillin , scientific discovery , engineering ethics , environmental ethics , history , psychology , engineering , political science , antibiotics , cognitive science , philosophy , law , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
This paper summarizes the exciting events and hard work that took place in conjunction with the discovery and development of penicillin. Scientific discovery is often the result of chance occurrences waiting to be seized upon by an astute, keen mind. The discovery and implementation of penicillin consisted of a number of such chance happenings that helped to bring it to fruition. However, were it not for Fleming's observation and the courage, persistence and wisdom of Florey and his team of co‐workers, penicillin might not have become a reality.