Abraham e p edward penley (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good + Jacket. 1st Edition. Xi, 96 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. First Printing. Near Fine, Lightly Used, No Marks. Dust Jacket Also Lightly Used, A Few Minute Loses And Short Tears Along Top Edges Of Spine And Rear Panel. Edward Penley Abraham, (1913 - 1999) Was An English Biochemist Instrumental In The Development Of The First Antibiotics Penicillin And Cephalosporin. He Was A Noted Biochemist, His Work On Antibiotics Producing Great Clinical Advances. His Principal Work Was Concerned With The Development Of Penicillin, And Also Later Cephalosporin, An Antibiotic Capable Of Destroying Penicillin-Resistant Bacteria. These Vital Drugs Are Now Used Extensively In The Treatment Of Various Infections, Including Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Septicaemia And Infected Surgical Wounds. Through The Registration Of The Patent On Cephalosporin, He Was Able To Generate A Regular Income, Which He Devoted Almost Entirely To The Establishment Of Two Charitable Trusts For The Support Of Biomedical Research, The Edward Penley Abraham Research Fund, The E.P.A. Cephalosporin Fund] And The Guy Newton Research Fund. As Of 2016 The Combined Endowment Of These Charities Is Over £194 Million. By The End Of The Twentieth Century, The Charitable Funds Had Donated More Than £30M To The University Of Oxford, Mainly To The Dunn School Of Pathology And To Lincoln College, Along With Other Grants To The Royal Society And King Edward Vi School, Southampton.Abraham Wood Is A Bluebell Wood At Boars Hill Donated To The Oxford Preservation Trust In Memory Of Sir Edward And Lady Abraham.…