Howard Florey: The Man Who Made Penicillin

by Lennard Bickel

Howard Florey was the brilliant, ambitious and sometimes ruthless Australian who developed penicillin, the first antibiotic, enabling a mastery of disease and death never before imagined in human history. This many-sided man was the first Australian to be President of the Royal Society and when he died in 1968, Sir Robert Menzies said 'in terms of world well-being, Florey was the most important man ever born in Australia'.

Genres: Biography, Science

456 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an excellent biography of a very interesting life. It was enthralling to read about the struggle to develop antibiotics, penicillin in particular. The back drop of WWII and the demands it brought for penicillin made it all the more challenging, secretive and time critical.
A great read about a great Australian.