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“For the birth of something new, there has to be a happening. Newton saw an apple fall; James Watt watched a kettle boil; Roentgen fogged some photographic plates. And these people knew enough to translate ordinary happenings into something new.”

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Alexander Fleming
Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming was a renowned biologist, famous for his discovery of penicillin. He was born on August 6, 1881, and passed away on March 11, 1955. Fleming's research had a profound impact on medicine and public health. more

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