Scenarios about 'Alexander Fleming'
Alexander Fleming was a Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928, revolutionizing medicine with the first widely used antibiotic. His accidental finding, which occurred when he noticed a mold killing bacteria in a petri dish, led to treatments that have saved countless lives from previously fatal infections. In alternate history scenarios, Fleming's discovery is often explored as a pivotal moment that could have dramatically altered medical development and mortality rates if delayed or never occurred.
What If Antibiotics Were Never Discovered?
Exploring the alternate timeline where penicillin and other antibiotics were never discovered, radically altering modern medicine, public health, and global demographics throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
What If Penicillin Was Never Discovered?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Alexander Fleming never discovered penicillin in 1928, potentially delaying the antibiotic revolution and transforming modern medicine, warfare, and global health outcomes throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.