salk, jonas

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.

Explores the life and achievements of Dr. Jonas Salk who, in 1954, discovered an effective vaccine against what was then a dreaded disease, polio.

A biography of the scientist who developed a vaccine that conquered polio.