Jonas Salk : a life / Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs.
Jonas Salk : a life / Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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G 2015/3671
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 559 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue: Two plagues -- Born to serve -- Finding his place -- A wedding and a war -- Joining the fight against influenza -- Vaccine neophyte -- Pittsburgh's virgin territory -- Polio -- The chosen -- Ready to run -- Research sub rosa -- Out of his hands -- The world's largest clinical trial -- Reli...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
"He first full biography of Jonas Salk offers a complete picture of the enigmatic figure, from his early years working on an influenza vaccine--for which he never fully got credit--to his seminal creation of the Polio vaccine, up through his later work to find a cure for AIDS"-- Provided by publisher....
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Jonas Salk : a life / Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/3671
Record Identifier
74VKRaA255vO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRaA255vO
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ISBN
0199334412 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9780199334414 (hardback : acid-free paper)
DDC
579.2092
MMS ID
991023145939702626
