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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

The chemistry of penicillin.

Publication Details

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1949 CE.

The National Academy of Sciences arranged for the preparation of this summary, with Clarke and Johnson representing the United States on the editorial board, and Robinson representing Britain. The 1120 page book was prepared by more than 60  biochemists and biophysicists, who described the phases of research to which they contributed the most. Altogether book reported the work of 23 academic, medical, industrial, and government laboratories. 

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference.)

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Entry Number#12634
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External URLthe-chemistry-of-penicillin

Geographic Context

Publication place: Princeton, NJ