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In the summer of 1928, the Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by accident, but it would take two more decades and a world war before he and others succeeded in producing the antibiotic in such large quantities as to eradicate the epidemics of the time: typhus, syphilis, gangrene and tuberculosis.
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How long is Penicillin: A Medical Revolution?
Penicillin: A Medical Revolution has a runtime of 53m ( and 53 minutes).
Who directed Penicillin: A Medical Revolution?
Penicillin: A Medical Revolution was directed by Wilfried Hauke and released in 2018.
What genre is Penicillin: A Medical Revolution?
Penicillin: A Medical Revolution is a Documentary, History, TV Movie film (2018).
Who stars in Penicillin: A Medical Revolution?
The cast of Penicillin: A Medical Revolution includes Stephan Schad, Imanuel Humm.
