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Dorothy Blake

Dorothy Blake

Дороти Блейк

1915 – 1999

Dorothy Blake

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Biography

Dorothy Blake was an Oxford-trained chemist who worked at the Ministry of Supply developing penicillin production methods to treat wounded soldiers. Her team at the Dunn School of Pathology helped scale up penicillin manufacture so that sufficient quantities were available by D-Day. This quiet scientific war effort saved countless Allied lives on the battlefields of Europe.

Biography (Russian)

Дороти Блейк — химик из Оксфорда, работавшая в Министерстве снабжения над методами производства пенициллина для лечения раненых. Её команда помогла наладить массовое производство к Дню Д, что спасло бесчисленные жизни союзников.

Awards & Decorations

  • Defence Medal

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