Scenarios about 'penicillin'
The first widely used antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 and later developed for medical use by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain in the early 1940s. Penicillin revolutionized medicine by providing effective treatment against bacterial infections, dramatically reducing mortality rates from previously deadly conditions and changing the course of World War II by saving countless wounded soldiers. In alternate history scenarios, earlier or delayed discovery of penicillin significantly impacts medical development, warfare outcomes, and population demographics.
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.