biography
| name: |
Moyer, Andrew Jackson
|
| sex:
| male
|
| lived:
| (1899–1959)
|
| biography:
| Microbiologist and inventor, born in Star City, Indiana, USA. Working for the US Agriculture Department laboratory, he developed techniques for the large-scale production of penicillin that are credited with saving thousands of lives during World War 2. His discoveries, particularly the use of corn steep liquor, were essential for the development of all other antibiotic fermentation processes. |
|
|
