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Aussie Inventions That Changed The World

Fleming realisedthat the mould had produced an effectivebacteria-killing substance, and he...

Fleming realised
that the mould had produced an effective
bacteria-killing substance, and he named it penicillin

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Fleming realised that the mould had produced
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an effective bacteria-killing substance,
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and he named it penicillin.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:49
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
Production
SkinnyDip Pictures,Northern Pictures

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Movie Summary

The 8 part series reveals a raft of great Australian inventors who turned game-changing ideas into a reality and forever changed how we live.
S01 • E05 Pacemaker pioneer Mark Lidwill was comfortable taking risks, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:10
Pacemaker pioneer Mark Lidwill was comfortable taking risks,
S01 • E08 That's right. So, we're going to take a picture, a long exposure, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
That's right. So, we're going to take a picture, a...
S01 • E01 And in the 1950s, gendered stereotypes created another problem. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
And in the 1950s, gendered stereotypes created another probl...
S01 • E04 Wolseley knew wool, and he was convinced - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
Wolseley knew wool, and he was convinced
S01 • E07 When Lawrence was born in 1850, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
When Lawrence was born in 1850,
S01 • E06 It's a very similar process to the (BLOWS) - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:12
It's a very similar process to the (BLOWS)
S01 • E08 We're going to tent this off, make sure we don't get any stray light, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
We're going to tent this off, make sure we don't g...
S01 • E01 And in the 1950s, gendered stereotypes created another problem. I also wouldn't have gone out into the garden with one of these things - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:13
And in the 1950s, gendered stereotypes created another probl...
S01 • E02 The membrane, or eardrum, is a thin flap of skin - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
The membrane, or eardrum, is a thin flap of skin
S01 • E03 It's fascinating to me that Fleming has made a note of the fact - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:11
It's fascinating to me that Fleming has made a note of ...
S01 • E07 Then, in 1854, came Australia's first steam train. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:05
Then, in 1854, came Australia's first steam train.
S01 • E05 So you were always a little bit on tenterhooks - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
So you were always a little bit on tenterhooks
S01 • E02 This brass rod represents the ossicles, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:09
This brass rod represents the ossicles,
S01 • E01 So, what Australia needed was a lawnmower - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:07
So, what Australia needed was a lawnmower
S01 • E06 So, in this sealed chamber, in this little vessel, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:10
So, in this sealed chamber, in this little vessel,
S01 • E04 They're powered via a flexible cable that comes down - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:08
They're powered via a flexible cable that comes down
S01 • E07 ..and while balloons had soared for over a century, - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:11
..and while balloons had soared for over a century,
S01 • E03 Fleming himself did try to purify the active component from the mould. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:06
Fleming himself did try to purify the active component from ...
S01 • E05 I think there was a certain notion of privilege - - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:11
I think there was a certain notion of privilege -
S01 • E01 And macho. ..and macho. - Aussie Inventions That Changed The World 00:04
And macho. ..and macho.