Oops! it's penicillin! / Jonathan and Mariel Bard.
Material type: TextSeries: Accidental scientific discoveries that changed the worldPublisher: New York : Gareth Stevens, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781538239902
- 1538239906
- 9781538239926
- 1538239922
- Oops! it is penicillin!
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 615.3295 B245 | Available | 33111009648755 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
One of the single greatest leaps forward in human healthcare happened because of an accident in a laboratory. This serendipitous event was the result of a summer vacation in Scotland and an unattended experiment. Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, one of the first antibiotics, in 1928 when he noticed that mold had gotten into a petri dish and it had prevented bacteria from growing. This book explores Fleming's accidental discovery, the science behind antibiotics, and the dawn of the era of antibiotics.
"One of the single greatest leaps forward in human healthcare happened because of an accident in a laboratory. This serendipitous event was the result of a summer vacation in Scotland and an unattended experiment. Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, one of the first antibiotics, in 1928 when he noticed that mold had gotten into a petri dish and it had prevented bacteria from growing. This book explores Fleming's accidental discovery, the science behind antibiotics, and the dawn of the era of antibiotics."--Google Books.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Accidental breakthroughs -- A hidden world -- Good and bad microbes -- How antibiotics work -- Early pioneers of antibiotics -- Gross! Mold in the petri dish -- Fleming's follow-up experiments -- Working out the kinks -- Breakthrough: success in patients! -- Penicillin use during World War II -- The golden age of antibiotics -- Antibiotic resistance -- The power of mold juice.