Plaque: Sir Alexander Fleming

Sir Alexander Fleming 1881-1955 discovered penicillin in the second storey room above this plaque

Sir Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist, discovered penicillin in 1928 while working at St Mary's Hospital in London, and this plaque marks the site of the second-storey room where the discovery occurred. The place is important as the birthplace of the first widely used antibiotic, revolutionizing modern medicine and saving countless lives.