History of penicillin History of penicillin The history of penicillin follows a number of observations and discoveries of apparent evidence of antibiotic activity in molds before the modern isolation of the chemical penicillin in 1928. There are anecdotes about ancient societies using molds to treat infections, and in the following centuries many people observed the inhibition of bacterial growth by various molds. However, it is unknown if the species involved were "Penicillium" species or if the antimicrobial substances produced were penicillin. The Scottish physician Alexander Fleming was the first to suggest that a "Penicillium" mold must secrete an antibacterial substance, and the first
Nancy Valentine Nancy Valentine Nancy Valentine was born on January 21, 1928 as "Annette Valentine" in St. Albans, Vermont, and died at her home in Paradise Cove, Malibu on July 31, 2017 She was an actress, known for "The Black Castle" (1952), "Deadline Midnight" (1959) and "Small Town Girl" (1953). She started her career as a Conover Model, and then left Hollywood to become the first wife of Jagaddipendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, K.C.I.E (15 December 1915 – 11 April 1970) Maharaja of Cooch-Behar, in India. While dining at the famed El Morocco nightclub one night in 1946, Nancy was discovered by Howard