1 Calories Burned For Walking: 4.6 km/h (13 minutes per km). 2  Calories Burned For Walking: 4 km/h (15 minutes per km). 3  Calories Burned For Walking: 3.15 km/h (19 minutes per km).
The first true hypodermic syringe was created by Alexander Wood in 1853. He modified a regular syringe, which at that time was used for treating birthmarks, by adding a needle. He then used this new device for introducing morphine into the skin of patients who suffered from sleeping disorders.
This phenomenon has long been known; it may explain why the ancient Egyptians had the practice of applying a poultice of moldy bread to infected wounds. But it was not until 1928 that penicillin, the first true antibiotic, was discovered by Alexander Fleming, Professor of Bacteriology at St. Mary's Hospital in London.