Jonas E. Salk

University of Pittsburgh scientist who developed the vaccine which bears his name. He tested the vaccine on himself and his three children and gave it to thousands of children in the Pittsburgh area before the nationwide field trials of 1954.

"What Ever Happened to Polio"

August 13th 2007
“Whatever Happened to Polio” Roosevelt’s Warm Springs Georgia I had the pleasure of returning to Warm Springs Georgia as the guest of Warren Williams a member of Peachtree Rotary. Last fall I saw the public side of the complex, the museum, avenue of flags and the little white house. This time I got to see the educational and therapeutic side of Roosevelt’s Georgia Warm Springs Foundati ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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