The reason that I selected Alexander Fleming as Non American person of the century is because of his discovery of penicillin. It is the first antibiotic that does not cause lethal side effects.
Many infections arise after operations.
Penicillin has reduced this risk and made life saving operations truly life saving. In case of an infection that is not life threatening, penicillin can still prevent damage. Alexander Fleming has proved that good things come to those who are prepared and work hard. If he had not looked a little more closely inhis petri dish, one of the most important discoveries of the century would have been washed away with the rest of the trash. Many people have led glamorous lives, they have been very famous and decorated.