Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio - Hardcover

Jeffrey Kluger

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9780786273232: Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio

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ISBN 10: 0786273232 ISBN 13: 9780786273232

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2005

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With rivalries, reversals, and a race against time, the struggle to eradicate polio is on of the great tales of modern history. It begins with the birth of Jonas Salk, shortly before one of the worst epidemics in history. Salk entered medical school just as a president crippled by the disease took office. FDR provided the impetus, and, by the early 1950s, Salk had helped create an influenza vaccine and was hot on the trail of the polio virus.

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About the Author:

Jeffrey Klugeris a senior writer at Time. Coauthor of Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, which was the basis for the movie Apollo 13, he is also the author of Moon Hunters: NASA's Remarkable Expeditions to the Ends of the Solar System.

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Jonas Salk decided early in his life that he wanted to make a significant mark in history. After discovering the joy of chemistry and the challenges of fundamental research, he settled on medicine. During WWII, he was the principal developer of the first effective flu vaccine. After the war, he turned his attention to polio, eventually developing the killed-virus vaccine that now has the world on the edge of eradicating the crippling virus. Jeffrey Kluger's story captures the drama and personal intrigues of scientific research, showing how jealousy and personal pique sometimes shape what happens and doesn't happen. Michael Prichard's clear, steady tone carries the reader, especially through detailed passages about research techniques and chemistry. At times, his voice sounds almost stentorian, but overall he does a good job, with no histrionics. R.C.G. � AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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