Professor Greenwood was formerly at St Batholomew's Hospital, London before joining the Department of Microbiology at the University of Nottingham Medical School in 1974, where he remained until retirement in 2000. He was Professor of Antimicrobial Science between 1989 and 2000, and is the former Archivist to the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. He has contributed more than 200 scientific articles and books on antimicrobial agents over 40 years.

The science of drug discovery, the roles of individuals and teams in academia and industry, the circuitous routes taken to first treatment, are recounted in detail and depth in this wonderful volume from David Greenwood... This book is a must for all those who want to understand the ideas and personalities behind the antimicrobial drugs that have affected the quality of millions of lives.

• 1. Agents of infection ; 2. Out of darkness ; 3. From quinine to sulphonamides (by way of serendip) ; 4. Wonder drugs ; 5. The taming of tuberculosis and leprosy ; 6. The golden age of pills and profits ; 7. Progress against parasites ; 8. The poor relations: fungi and viruses ; 9. The spectre at the feast

Professor Greenwood was formerly at St Batholomew's Hospital, London before joining the Department of Microbiology at the University of Nottingham Medical School in 1974, where he remained until retirement in 2000. He was Professor of Antimicrobial Science between 1989 and 2000, and is the former Archivist to the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. He has contributed more than 200 scientific articles and books on antimicrobial agents over 40 years.

The science of drug discovery, the roles of individuals and teams in academia and industry, the circuitous routes taken to first treatment, are recounted in detail and depth in this wonderful volume from David Greenwood... This book is a must for all those who want to understand the ideas and personalities behind the antimicrobial drugs that have affected the quality of millions of lives.

• 1. Agents of infection ; 2. Out of darkness ; 3. From quinine to sulphonamides (by way of serendip) ; 4. Wonder drugs ; 5. The taming of tuberculosis and leprosy ; 6. The golden age of pills and profits ; 7. Progress against parasites ; 8. The poor relations: fungi and viruses ; 9. The spectre at the feast

Professor Greenwood was formerly at St Batholomew's Hospital, London before joining the Department of Microbiology at the University of Nottingham Medical School in 1974, where he remained until retirement in 2000. He was Professor of Antimicrobial Science between 1989 and 2000, and is the former Archivist to the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. He has contributed more than 200 scientific articles and books on antimicrobial agents over 40 years.

The science of drug discovery, the roles of individuals and teams in academia and industry, the circuitous routes taken to first treatment, are recounted in detail and depth in this wonderful volume from David Greenwood... This book is a must for all those who want to understand the ideas and personalities behind the antimicrobial drugs that have affected the quality of millions of lives.

• 1. Agents of infection ; 2. Out of darkness ; 3. From quinine to sulphonamides (by way of serendip) ; 4. Wonder drugs ; 5. The taming of tuberculosis and leprosy ; 6. The golden age of pills and profits ; 7. Progress against parasites ; 8. The poor relations: fungi and viruses ; 9. The spectre at the feast