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Jonas Salk

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Jewish-American inventor of polio vaccine (1914-1995)

United StatesScientistsLived 1914 to 1995 · aged 80
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Jonas Edward Salk was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New York and New York University School of Medicine.

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Salk in 1955 at the University of PittsburghSalk in 1955 at the University of PittsburghMagazine photo of Salk to O'Neill, "the most elaborate program of its kind in history, involving 20,000 physicians and public health officers, 64,000 school personnel, and 220,000 volunteers,"[27] with over 1.8 million school children participating in the trial.[28] A 1954 Gallup poll showed that more Americans knew about the polio field trials than could give the full name of the President.Magazine photo of Salk to O'Neill, "the most elaborate program of its kind in history, involving 20,000 physicians and public health officers, 64,000 school personnel, and 220,000 volunteers,"[27] with over 1.8 million school children participating in the trial.[28] A 1954 Gallup poll showed that more Americans knew about the polio field trials than could give the full name of the President.A March of Dimes poster, c. 1957A March of Dimes poster, c. 1957Salk with David Ben-Gurion in Jerusalem in 1959Salk with David Ben-Gurion in Jerusalem in 1959The Salk Institute in La Jolla, CaliforniaThe Salk Institute in La Jolla, CaliforniaSalk during a 1988 visit at the Centers for Disease Control in AtlantaSalk during a 1988 visit at the Centers for Disease Control in AtlantaSalk's bronze bust in the Polio Hall of FameSalk's bronze bust in the Polio Hall of Fame

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2007California Hall of Fame
2006Distinguished Americans series
1981Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
1977Presidential Medal of Freedom
1976Humanist of the Year
1975Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
1975Congressional Gold Medal
1962Robert Koch Prize
1957Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize
1957John Scott Award
1956Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
1955Meritorious Civilian Service Award

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Anthony FauciAlso won Howard Taylor Ricketts PrizeHarriet Beecher StoweAlso won Distinguished Americans seriesJohn BardeenAlso won John Scott AwardTu YouyouAlso won Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research AwardColin PowellAlso won Congressional Gold MedalMurray Gell-MannAlso won Humanist of the Year

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Country
United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1995 · aged 80
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