Did you know?: Alexander Fleming was a skilled glassblower and could quickly make glass cats and mice. He also liked to paint watercolours, and was a member of Chelsea Arts Club.

Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)

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Nobel Prize.org:
Details of Sir Alexander Fleming's Nobel lecture, banquet speech and other resources.
British Library – Beautiful Minds:
'Alexander Fleming (1881-1955): a noble life in science'. Part of the British Library online exhibition on Nobel achievement.
The Time 100 – Alexander Fleming:
Biography and impact of Fleming's work. Part of Time's feature on the most important people of the 20th century.

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Portrait image: © Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust).

Portrait of Alexander Fleming

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