Lifesaving mistakes in the lab
Kitchen blunders that tasted delicious
Sticky materials that solved sticky situations
Playful failures that became legendary toys
misslily Sort history's messiest mishaps to discover the accidental inventions that reshaped our world.
misslily Anesthesia and Laughing Gas
Dancing at a party, smashing up a shin, feeling zero pain!
misslily After returning to his lab, Alexander Fleming found mold destroying a staphylococcus culture, leading to the isolation of penicillin.
In which city was Alexander Fleming working when he made his accidental discovery of penicillin?
Which type of organism did Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discover growing on his petri dish in 1928?
misslily His mistake led to the first successful human pacemaker implantation in 1960.
What component did Wilson Greatbatch grab by mistake that led to the invention of the pacemaker?
In which year was the first successful permanent pacemaker of Greatbatch's design implanted in a human patient?
Penicillin production: During World War II, scientists scaled up penicillin production by growing the mold inside huge vats of sugary corn steep liquor.
What material was coated on the nearby screen that glowed when Wilhelm Röntgen activated his tube?
Whose hand was featured in the very first medical X-ray image taken by Wilhelm Röntgen?
An antibiotic drug produced by certain blue molds, used to treat various bacterial infections. Alexander Fleming discovered this drug in 1928 after leaving a petri dish unwashed at his London laboratory.
Which chemical compound, commonly called laughing gas, led Horace Wells to the discovery of anesthesia?
What dental procedure did Horace Wells undergo to test nitrous oxide as an anesthetic?