Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Albert Sabin
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2006 to commemorate Albert Sabin, a famous virologist who developed the polio vaccination. With a short biographical passage.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Encyclopedia: American Inventors Jonas Salk
Focusing on a captivating photograph of Dr. Jonas Salk, this site gives a brief overview of his work as a noted research scientist and discoverer of the polio vaccine. There are also links to other American inventors' biographies.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Albert Sabin
A very brief yet informative look at the life of Dr. Albert Sabin. Discusses his work and research with the polio vaccine.
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A Young Child Is Examined for Polio in the 1950s.
NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.
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A Physical Therapist Works With Two Polio Stricken Children in the 1950s.
NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Poliomyelitis Diagnosis and Treatment
Examined are polio diagnostic tests and the fact there is no treatment for polio only symptomatic support. However, polio can be prevented through the polio vaccine.
American Chemical Society
The Pharmaceutical Century: The 1950s
This extensive review of the advances in medical research and technology in the 1950s credits the Cold War and Cold War thinking with promoting scientific research and government funding of that research, including medical issues. Find...
PBS
Pbs: A Science Odyssey
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
Other
Jewish American Hall of Fame: Jonas Salk Quiz
Take this quiz about the life of Jonas Salk and see how much you know about this famous American. Warning: read up on the man before taking this quiz. (It's not easy!)
Robin Chew
Lucid Cafe: Jonas Salk m.d.
This site provides a brief biography of Dr. Jonas Salk (1914-1995 CE), research scientist who is noted for his research and discovery of the polio vaccine. Links available to video and other biographical information on Salk, books...
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Dr. Jonas Salk, Left, and Dr. Julius Youngner
NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.
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Maxine Fisher, Left, and Beatrice Sharp Slutsky
NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.
University of Pennsylvania
History and Sociology of Science: America's Golden Age of Medicine?
Examine the history of the Golden Age of Medicine in America from the 1930s through the 1960s. Use photographs, primary sources, essays, and the suggested questions to trace the advances made in drugs, technology, and the delivery of...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Jonas Salk
An account of the man who developed the polio vaccine, Jonas Salk. Along with his biography, there are additional links to related articles and notes.
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery: Albert Bruce Sabin
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery contains a brief biography of Dr. Sabin, mentioning some little known facts about his life. Includes several pictures of the gravesite as well as links to additional information.
PBS
American Experience: Technology Timeline: 1752 1990
Short descriptions of important technological innovations produced in America and the date of their introduction.