Thomas Hugh Pennington, often identified as one of Britain’s best known scientists, received the Lister Medal of the Society of Chemical Industry in 2009 in recognition of his work. The medal is named after Sir Joseph Lister, the British surgeon who
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Editors Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Mail and is republished here with the permission of Hugh Pennington.
Almost two weeks have passed since news emerged
(This article was initially published May 6, 2014, by The Conversation. Dr. Pennington is Emeritus Professor of Bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen.)
On May 7, 1964, a catering-size can
