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Provides a short biography of the developer of the polio vaccine. ... this was the season when children by the thousands became infected with the crippling disease poliomyelitis, or polio. That burden of fear was lifted forever when it was announced that Dr. Jonas Salk had developed a vaccine against the disease.
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www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/sal0pro-1
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Jonas Salk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jonas Salk (October 28,1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist, best known for his discovery and development of the first safe and effective polio vaccine. He was born...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk
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Dr. Jonas E. Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, working in his lab ... ; Jonas Salk; Many scientists were racing to make a polio vaccine in the '50s — but he got there first; By WILFRID SHEED; 21st Century: What's Next?; Test-Based Society: The IQ Meritocracy; They Were Onto Something: A Century of Science Fiction;
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www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/salk.html
www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/salk.html
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Jonas Salk is among the most venerated medical scientists of the century. Though his first words were reported to be "dirt, dirt," his early thoughts were not on studying germs but on going into law. He became interested in biology and chemistry, however, and decided to go into research.
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bmsalk.html
www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bmsalk.html
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With great pride and honor, Women's International Center offers the Premiere Presentation of the Jehan Sadat Peace Award to Dr. Jonas Salk.
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www.wic.org/bio/jsalk.htm
www.wic.org/bio/jsalk.htm
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When Dr. Jonas Salk envisioned the idea of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, it was with the idea of creating a vibrant, intellectual community, dedicated to pursuing the kinds of scientific achievements that had made him an international figure only five years before.
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www.salk.edu/about/jonas_salk.html
www.salk.edu/about/jonas_salk.html
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Dr. Jonas Salk, who in the 1950's developed the first successful vaccine against poliomyelitis, the viral illness that had gripped a fearful nation with images of children doomed to death or paralysis, died yesterday at Green Hospital in the La Jolla section of San Diego.
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www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1028.ht...
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1028.html
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Dr. Salk discovered an innoculation against poliomyelitis in 1953. ... Photo Credit: The Warder Collection, N ... ; Dr. Jonas Salk 91914-1995);
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www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/resource/43salk....
www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/resource/43salk.htm
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