What would the world be like if the uses of penicillin had not been discovered? There is no way of knowing exactly, but one thing is very certain. If the uses of penicillin had not been discovered, many of us would not be around today. Penicillin was the miracle mold that could be used to fight off infections. The use of penicillin could stop any infection without harming the person's body. So, who is the person that we owe for discovering penicillin? That person is Sir Alexander Fleming. Alexander Fleming was born into an underprivileged farming family in Ayrshire, Scotland on August 6, 1881. Alexander Fleming had eight siblings. Alexander Fleming's mother and father had adopted many other children and he lived with these adopted children, his siblings, and his parents on their farm in Scotland. One day, Alexander Fleming's father, Robert Fleming, was out working in his fields when he heard the screams of a child coming from the nearby marshlands. Robert Fleming ran to the marshlands, and he saw a young boy drowning in the swampy waters. Robert Fleming saved the boy's life, and brought the young boy home to his family. The young boy's father was a wealthy nobleman and was very grateful for the safe return of his young son. The boy's father offered Robert Fleming a chance to have anything he wanted. Robert Fleming modestly turned down the offer. The wealthy nobleman then offered to pay for Robert Fleming's children's educations. Robert Fleming accepted the man's offer, but although his children had a free education, Alexander Fleming was the only one to pursue his education throughout high school and college .
             At the age of five, Alexander Fleming began his education at a grade school outside of Ayshire, where Alexander Fleming had to walk a mile to and from that grade school. When Alexander Fleming was ten years old, he went to a different school, this one, was four miles away from w...