Penicillin

Picture of Penicillin, the world's first effective antibiotic
Invented on
Age
 Friday September 28, 1928
96
years
7
months
24
days
Next birthday in

Basic information

AKA
PCN or pen
Category
inventions
Subcategory
Medicine
Country
United Kingdom
Description
the world's first effective antibiotic

Alexander Fleming make an accidental discovery on 28 September 1928

 after some months of calling it "mold juice",  the name ''penicillin'' was released on 7 March 1929

 

Find more information about Penicillin on Wikipedia

Half birthday

Next half birthday falls on
Monday March 30, 2026
It is going to happen in

Age in different time units

Months 1,159 months and 24 days   Weeks 5,042 weeks and 6 days   Days 35,300   Hours 847,207   Minutes 50,832,451   Seconds 3,049,947,065  

Planet Age

How old Penicillin would be if it was invented on a different planet
Mercury
401.28 years
Venus
157.1 years
Mars
51.38 years
Jupiter
8.14 years
Saturn
3.28 years
 
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