"The first full biography of Jonas Salk offers a complete picture of the enigmatic figure, from his early years working on an influenza vaccine--for which he never fully got credit--to his seminal creation of the Polio vaccine, up through his later work to find a cure for AIDS"--Provided by publisher.
"The first full biography of Jonas Salk offers a complete picture of the enigmatic figure, from his early years working on an influenza vaccine--for which he never fully got credit--to his seminal creation of the Polio vaccine, up through his later work to find a cure for AIDS"--Provided by publisher.
A biography of Dr. Jonas Salk, looking at his life before, during, and after his discovery of the vaccine that eliminated polio--a crippling and often deadly disease--from America's list of public health concerns.
A biography of the American doctor and medical researcher who helped to develop successful influenza and polio vaccines, then turned his attention to vaccines for cancer and AIDS prevention.
Presents a comprehensive study of Jonas Salk and his years of research in the 1950s on finding a vaccine for Infantile Paralysis, and discusses the controversy that surrounded his work and experiments.
A biography of the scientist and humanitarian who discovered the vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled many people in the early part of the century.
Presents a profile of twentieth-century scientist Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine, discussing his childhood in New York, his education, and the significance of his vaccine and other research in medical science.
