▁that ▁financial ▁gre ed ▁had ▁led ▁Mo yer ▁to ▁claim ▁all ▁the ▁credit ▁for ▁himself . ▁To ▁have ▁acknowled ged ▁He at ley ' s ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁pat ents , ▁as ▁he ▁did , ▁with ▁himself ▁as ▁sole ▁invent or . ▁ ▁Ach iev ement ▁As ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Harris ▁put ▁it ▁succ inct ly ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 : ▁ ▁Yet ▁while ▁F lem ing , ▁Fl ore y ▁and ▁Ch ain ▁joint ly ▁received ▁the ▁Nobel ▁prize ▁for ▁their ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁He at ley ' s ▁contribution ▁was ▁not ▁fully ▁recognized ▁for ▁another ▁ 4 5 ▁years . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁unusual ▁distinction ▁of ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁of ▁Medicine ▁from ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁the ▁first ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁non - med ic ▁in ▁Oxford ' s ▁ 8 0 0 - year ▁history . ▁ ▁Final ▁years ▁He at ley ▁died ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁at ▁his ▁home , ▁ 1 2 ▁Oxford ▁Road , ▁Mar ston , ▁Oxford shire , ▁which ▁now ▁be ars ▁a ▁comm emor ative ▁pla que ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁He ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁in ▁a ▁card board ▁coff in ▁after ▁a ▁fun eral ▁service ▁at ▁St . ▁Nicholas ' s ▁Church , ▁Mar ston , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January . ▁He at ley ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his