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Posted by dorayme on 03/17/07 20:18
In article <0uptc4-oh7.ln1@ophelia.g5n.co.uk>,
Toby A Inkster <usenet200703@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote:
> kravemore wrote:
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> > http://www.kravemore.com
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> Taken from the above site:
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> | How old is Grandpa???
> | I was born before:
> | penicillin
> | This man would be only 59 years old
>
> A 59 year old would have been born in 1947 or 1948. Penicillin's discovery
> is normally attributed to Sir Alexander Fleming, who first noticed it in
> 1929, although there is evidence that it has been used traditionally in
> some parts of the world for thousands of years. It was used to great effect
> in WWII to treat wounded Allied troops.
But it was not useful till the Australian scientist Florey did
his work (purifying it etc) and it was able to be produced in
large quantities. That was not till after about 1939, I think
into the middle of the war. So perhaps Grandpa was only about 68.
--
dorayme
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