Jonas Salk
Subtitle: conquering polio
By: Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Series: A Lerner biography
Publisher: Lerner Publications Co.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780822549642
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Poliomyelitis vaccine; Virologists; Biography; Scientists
Description: Presents the life of medical researcher Jonas Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123) and index.
Table of contents: title: His own way; title: Medical mystery; title: Liberation; title: Tracking down the virus; title: Best kept secret; title: In the spotlight; title: Planning a miracle; title: Triumph and tragedy; title: Perfect setting; title: Mad enough to fight; title: No such thing as failure.