Penicillin Man: Alexander Fleming and the Antibiotic Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 0750953470
- ISBN-13
- 9780750953474
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-09-15
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Author
- Kevin Brown
Description
Penicillin revolutionized healthcare and turned the modest, self-effacing Alexander Fleming into a world hero. This book tells the story of the man and his discovery set against a background of the transformation of medical research from 19th-century individualism through to teamwork and modern-day international big business.
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- 2005-01-01
- 353 pages
- Paperback
- Sutton Pub Limited
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