Who discovered penicillin?
AnswerAlexander Fleming
Fleming noticed mold killing bacteria in his lab.
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The basics
Which nurse became famous for her work in the Crimean War?
AnswerFlorence Nightingale
Nightingale reformed hospital sanitation and nursing.
Going deeper
Pasteurization is named after which scientist?
AnswerLouis Pasteur
Pasteur showed heating kills harmful microbes.
Which hormone did Banting and Best isolate in 1921?
AnswerInsulin
Their Toronto work made insulin treatment possible.
Joseph Lister is known for pioneering what?
AnswerAntiseptic surgery
Lister used carbolic acid to reduce infections.
Expert level
In which year did Fleming discover penicillin?
Answer1928
Fleming made the discovery in 1928.
Which substance was used in the famous 1846 public surgery demonstration of anesthesia in Boston?
AnswerEther
William Morton demonstrated ether at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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