The Saga of Alexander Fleming
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955
Leaderboard Rank
#4 in Scientists & Inventors
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48,475 Hearts
ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish physician and microbiologist.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
He shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Howard Florey and Ernst Chain "for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases".
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
This was the first antibiotic substance discovered.
