Penicillin Manufacturer at Oxford University, early 1940s
Courtesy Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University
Six “Penicillin Girls” nurtured the growing mold and harvested the penicillin from the hundreds of culture vessels at the manufacturing operation established at Oxford University in 1940
Penicillin culture vessel, 1940
Courtesy National Museum of American History
Penicillin culture vessel, 1940
Courtesy National Museum of American History