On September 3, 1928, Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
Sources
- Today in History—September 3: Alexander Fleming Finds Penicillin (britannica.com)
- https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html (acs.org)
- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-3/penicillin-discovered (history.com)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11190242/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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