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To: ShadowAce

"The serendipitous discovery of penicillin is usually attributed to Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming in 1928, though others had earlier noted the antibacterial effects of Penicillium."

Sorry, that's from wikipedia. Curie was a physicist who discovered radium and died in 1934 from aplastic anemia caused by handling the stuff.


23 posted on 08/17/2006 11:09:58 AM PDT by Froufrou
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To: Froufrou
..Curie was a physicist who discovered radium...

I know. I've got a weird wire crossed in my brain. I keep confusing those two. I have no idea why.

27 posted on 08/17/2006 11:14:13 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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