As an alumnus of Dalhousie University (Halifax Canada) , which will be two hundred years young in 2018 , I have long wanted to honour its 200 years of achievements in an unique way.
When the amazing wartime penicillin story of Dalhousie graduate Dr Martin Henry Dawson (1896-1945) fell into my lap in 2004 , I felt a thorough exploration of it would be a wonderful contribution to the bicentenary/ bicentennial celebrations.
Here, I felt , is truly someone who exemplified the "selfless service to greater humanity" that the university tried to instil in all its students and staff.