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 twentieth century.
Profiles the man who made his mark as developer of a polio vaccine, struggled to deal with the resultant fame, and emerged as a philosopher/scientist, writing and speaking about our responsibility for the future.
Profiles the training and work of a woman who has helped the Center for Disease Control track down causes of various deadly outbreaks of diseases, including the Ebola virus in Africa.
An account of Dr. Jonas Salk's work to find a vaccine to prevent polio, a deadly disease that had been plaguing the U.S. and other countries throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Presented in graphic format.
