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Splendid SolutionJeffrey Kluger

Splendid Solution

Jeffrey Kluger
2004384 pages
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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.

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6 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2005
    Thorndike Press · 623 pages · 9780786273232
  • Audiobook · English · 2005
    Tantor Media · 9781400131495
  • Audiobook · English · 2005
    Tantor Media · 9781400101498
  • Other · English · 2006
    Berkley Books · 373 pages · 9780425205709
  • Other · English · 2005
    Tantor Media · 9781400151493
  • Other · English · 2004
    G.P. Putnam's Sons · 373 pages · 9780399152160
Poliomyelitis vaccineVirologistsVaccinationPoliomyelitisBiographyHistorySalk, jonas, 1914-1995Large type books