Penicillin

Picture of Penicillin, the world's first effective antibiotic
Invented on
Age
 Friday September 28, 1928
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28
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Basic information

AKA
PCN or pen
Category
inventions
Subcategory
Medicine
Country
United Kingdom
Description
the world's first effective antibiotic

Alexander Fleming make an accidental discovery on 28 September 1928

 after some months of calling it "mold juice",  the name ''penicillin'' was released on 7 March 1929

 

Find more information about Penicillin on Wikipedia

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Planet Age

How old Penicillin would be if it was invented on a different planet
Mercury
396.83 years
Venus
155.36 years
Mars
50.82 years
Jupiter
8.05 years
Saturn
3.25 years
 
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