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Title: Florey et al - Bringing Penicillin to the World
Review: Eric Lax has written a fine and very readable book about the story of penicillin. I found myself not able to put it down. Eric Lax has put in perspective where the true credit should be for the discovery and commercialisation of penicillin, with the consequence the rise of the antibiotic industry.The book is well research and documented. It is a great shame that Florey has not gone down in history as the person to bring penicillin to the world. It was his persistence in gaining money to equip a modest lab and his judgement in getting the right people involved (Chain and Heatley). Thisresulted in the isolation, purification, efficiency and toxicity testing and finally commercialisation of penicillin that has saved countless lives.An excellent book that I recomend to all interested in historical accuracy.
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