Penicillin: A Breakthrough in Medicine

by Richard Tames and Richard L. Tames

Book Overview

Discover how a moldy melon helped revolutionize medicine. This book focuses on the discovery of penicillin, analyzing how it came about, describing it, and discussing its consequences on history. Investigate the timeline to understand crucial dates in medical breakthroughs. Read the debate section so you can consider the arguments and weigh the evidence of its importance in history. Clear photographs, maps, contemporary views, a glossary, and tips...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575724170
• ISBN13: 9781575724171
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.9" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8