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| '''Jonas Salk''' (], ] - ], ]) is the discoverer/inventor of the ] ''Salk ]'' (see ]). This was one of the first successful attempts at immunization against a ], specifically the ] virus. The vaccine provides the recipient with immunity against ], and was seminal in the near eradication of a once widely-feared disease. | '''Jonas Salk''' (], ] - ], ]) is the discoverer/inventor of the ] ''Salk ]'' (see ]). This was one of the first successful attempts at immunization against a ], specifically the ] virus. The vaccine provides the recipient with immunity against ], and was seminal in the near eradication of a once widely-feared disease. | ||
| Unlike many modern scientists who are more concerned with the wealth or fame accompanying their innovations, Salk stated "'Who owns my polio vaccine? The people! Could you patent the sun?" | |||
| Salk was born in ]. He spent his career as a professor at the ]. | Salk was born in ]. He spent his career as a professor at the ]. | ||
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Jonas Salk (October 28, 1914 - June 23, 1995) is the discoverer/inventor of the eponymous Salk vaccine (see polio vaccine). This was one of the first successful attempts at immunization against a virus, specifically the Poliomyelitis virus. The vaccine provides the recipient with immunity against Polio, and was seminal in the near eradication of a once widely-feared disease.
Unlike many modern scientists who are more concerned with the wealth or fame accompanying their innovations, Salk stated "'Who owns my polio vaccine? The people! Could you patent the sun?"
Salk was born in New York City. He spent his career as a professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
The Salk Institute in La Jolla, California was named in Jonas Salk's honor.
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