The mold in Dr. Florey's coat: the story of the penicillin miracle
Science and medicine biography, Medicine, Science and technology
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
Describes how in 1940 Oxford scientists Howard Florey, Ernst Chain, and Norman Heatley developed an antibiotic wonder drug from the mold discovered by Alexander Fleming twelve years earlier. Explains penicillin's lifesaving impact on treating infections, especially of World War II soldiers. Covers the controversy surrounding the 1945 Nobel Prize. 2004.
Title Details
ISBN
9780805067903
Publisher
H. Holt
Copyright Date
2004
Book number
2427927
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Mary Kane
Duration
11 hours 18 minutes 27 seconds
Audio producer
Potomac Talking Book Services
Braille details for CELA title
Volumes
10
Braille producer
CNIB, 2005.