Antibiotics

by Jonathan Adams

Overview

Disease has altered the course of history since the first humans walked the earth. Pandemics have felled empires, decimated populations, and caused untold human suffering. It wasn't until Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin in 1928 that scientists began to understand how to combat disease with antibiotics. This book looks at the scientists who paved the way for Fleming, the mechanics of antibiotics, and the looming challenges of antibiotic resistance today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781502628732
Publisher:	Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	07/30/2017
Series:	Great Discoveries in Science Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction: Medical Miracles 5

Chapter 1 The Problem of Infectious Disease 9

Chapter 2 "Life Hinders Life" 29

Chapter 3 Major Players in the Discovery of Antibiotics 49

Chapter 4 The Discovery of Penicillin 67

Chapter 5 A Post-Antibiotic Era? 89

Chronology 112

Glossary 116

Further Information 119

Bibliography 121

Index 124

About the Author 128