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Actually it was Sir Alexander Fleming who invented the first antibiotic in 1928, called penicillin. It was considered unsafe and illegal due to lack of testing, so FDA didn't approve it. But the first safe antibiotic was invented in 1945 by British scientist Howard florey(1898-1968) and Ernst Boris Chain (1906-1979) who had expanded the penicillin research of Scottish.
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∙ 15y agoOriginally noticed by a French medical student, Ernest Duchesne, in 1896. Penicillin was re-discovered by bacteriologist Alexander Fleming working at St. Mary's Hospital in London in 1928. (Wikipedia)
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∙ 10y agoThey are based on Penicillin.discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming in London.
A man called, Alexander Fleming discovered Antibiotics in 1928 by mistake, it was Penacilin :) Hope this helps you!!!! :)))))
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∙ 13y agoAntibiotics were invented for the usage to save countless lives due to simple infections taking them prior to antibiotics.
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When was the discovery of antibiotics?
Antibiotics are a medicine that was first discovered in the year 1928. The man responsible for inventing them was named Alexander Fleming.
Who was the first person to make antibiotics?
Alexander Flemming first discovered, cultured and used penicillin
What was science and medication like when Frankensteine was first published?
Electro-Magnetism was just discovered. Antibiotics had not been.
How and where were antibiotics discovered?
England 1928
What is the first antibiotic?
one of the first antibiotics was actually discovered by a British scientist named Alexander Fleming. He is credited for discovering (penicillin)
When were antibiotics against TB discovered?
Streptomycin was developed in the early 1940s and was the first antibiotic effective against the disease.
Who is the greatest bacteriologist who discovered antibiotics?
Alexander Fleming in 1928.
Did doctors in 1666 have a cure for the plague?
No. Antibiotics had not been discovered yet.
What was discovered before antibiotics?
the circulation of blood, electricity, chromosomes, and gravity.
Did Alexander Fleming discovered antibiotics by accident?
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin at St. Mary's Hospital.
Why was antibiotics needed when Alexandra Fleming discovered them?
the second world war had started
Which was discovered before antibiotics blood circulation electricity chromosomes or gravity?
chromosomes
