Penicillin Mould
| Title | Penicillin Mould |
|---|---|
| Creator | Sir Alexander Fleming |
| Date | 1952 |
| Format | Photograph |
| Subject | Object Lessons 2006 |
| Calendar Month | May 2006 |
| Description | One of the great figures of 20th century medicine, Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic powers of penicillin, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in 1945. He presented this phial to the University of Edinburgh's Student Representative Council in 1952 when he was Rector to the University. |
| Shelf Mark | EU 110 |
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