Sir Alexander Fleming was born on August 6, 1881 in Scotland. Before enrolling at St Mary's Hospital to study medicine in 1901, he worked in a shipping office for about four years. In 1906, he won distinctions and qualified for the school. He began his research as an assistant bacteriologist at St. Mary’s Hospital under Sir Almoth Wright, who was a pioneer in immunology and vaccine therapy.More...
Alexander Fleming Discovers Peinicillin
Following World War I, Fleming was interested in finding some solution for bacterial infections, which were one of the primary causes of death among soldiers. During one of his research procedures, Fleming left a culture plate containing staphylococcus bacteria and went away on a holiday. When he returned and started clearing his unorganized laboratory, he saw that a mold had developed by chance on the culture plate and the area around this mold was a clear circle since it was bacteria free. Inspired by this, he further experimented and found that this mold contained some substance which prevented the growth of the bacteria even when diluted.
Later, it was found that the mold contained a fungus called Penicillium notatum and he named this active substance, which prevented the growth of the bacteria, penicillin. More...
How Old Was Alexander Fleming When He Die ?
Sir Alexander Fleming was born on August 6, 1881 in Scotland. His life was a journey of discoveries, achievements, recognitions, awards, fellowships and medals. He died suddenly following a severe heart attack on March 11, 1955 in London at the age of 73.
He was associated with St Mary's Hospital for a significant part of his career, right from 1906 when he began his research as an assistant bacteriologist under Sir Almoth Wright till 1914 by which he had become a lecturer in the school after gaining his qualification with a gold medal. Fleming served the whole of World War I as a captain in the Army Medical Corps. After that, he returned to St. Mary's which had turned into a teaching hospital. More...
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