

An edition of Splendid Solution (2004)
Jonas Salk and the conquest of polio
By Jeffrey Kluger
Publish Date
2004
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language
eng
Pages
384
Description:
The story of the polio vaccine and its creator discusses Salk's childhood during one of polio's worst epidemics and his education during the presidency of an afflicted FDR, describing how politics nearly prevented the vaccine's development.