Chain was awarded the prize 44 years after its inception, but the genesis of penicillin’s discovery dates back to 1929 when Sir Alexander Fleming first observed its antibacterial potential.

In recognition for his contribution, Alexander Fleming was knighted in 1944. With Chain and Florey he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1945. "One sometimes finds what one is not looking for." ...

MEN of science will welcome the announcement that the Nobel Prize for Medicine for 1945 has been awarded jointly to Sir Alexander Fleming, Sir Howard Florey and Dr. E. Chain. Sir Alexander Fleming ...

1945: Sir Alexander Fleming, ... 1941: No Nobel Prize awarded. 1940: No Nobel Prize awarded. 1939: Gerhard Domagk, "for the discovery of the antibacterial effects of prontosil." ...

Dr. Ernst Chain co-won the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of penicillin after picking up Sir Alexander Fleming's work (Pix via SWNS) By Dean Murray via SWNS Nobel Prize given to ...

Past winners of the Nobel Medicine Prize include many famous researchers such as Ivan Pavlov in 1904, most known for his experiments on behaviour using dogs, and Alexander Fleming, who shared the ...