Project Penicillin, 9780241778692
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Miracle mould, war, and teamwork: the true story of penicillin.
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Project Penicillin

the race to develop a life-saving antibiotic

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    96 pages

  • Release Date

    2 March 2026

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Summary

Project Penicillin: The Miracle Drug That Changed the World

The gripping true story of how a team of scientists developed a drug that saved 500 million lives.

On the battlefields of World War I, soldiers are dying from infected wounds. A young doctor witnessing the devastation vows to find a cure. In his messy laboratory a decade later, he makes an accidental discovery - a miracle mould that kills bacteria. But try as he might, he cannot turn his amazing find into a useful m…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241778692
ISBN-10:0241778697
Series:DK Science Stories
Author:Isabel Thomas, Weston Wei
Publisher:Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Imprint:DK Children
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:2 March 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:210mm x 140mm
About The Author

Isabel Thomas

Isabel Thomas is an award-winning science writer, presenter, and educator. She has degrees in Human Sciences from the University of Oxford and Educational Research from the University of Cambridge. Isabel has written a galaxy of books for young audiences, and is a double winner of the AAAS Prize for Excellence in Science Books. She also writes features for science magazines and the BBC, and delivers outreach projects for a wide range of organisations, inspiring children from diverse backgrounds to pursue science.

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