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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945

Sir Alexander Fleming, Ernst B. Chain, Sir Howard Florey

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945

Sir Alexander Fleming

Sir Alexander Fleming

Ernst B. Chain

Ernst Boris Chain

Sir Howard Florey

Sir Howard Walter Florey

Documentary

On 6 June 1954, the 25th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin was celebrated at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, Paddington, England, in the presence of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Sir Alexander Fleming presented the Duke with a culture plate with the specimen of the mould that made penicillin.

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