Jonas salk, developer of the first effective vaccine to prevent polio. About jonas salk salk institute for biological studies. This thorough biography of jonas salk by md, author henry kaplan and the story of hodgkins disease, and professor emerita jacobs ben and a. Jonas salk books list of books by author jonas salk. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. Salk has been honored with many awards, including the. Home browse science and technology scientists and inventors jonas salk. Jonas salk was an american physician and medical researcher who developed.
His research focused on creating vaccines, or substances that protect people from diseases. Jacobs, a professor emerita of medicine at stanford, neatly splits jonas salk into two acts. Salks vaccine was released for use in the united states in 1955. A new reality published in 1981, and anatomy of reality published in 1983. Salks truthseeking books, such as man unfolding and survival of the wisest, did not bring about the societal transformations he was hoping for. The book is written in graphic form that has always been a favorite of mine. Discover librarianselected research resources on jonas salk from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more.
Jonas salk continued to conduct research and publish books, some written in collaboration with one or more of his sons, who are also medical scientists. The library office is located on the 3rd floor of the west office wing. Books of interest salk institute for biological studies. A lively biography of jonas salk the washington post. See all books authored by jonas salk, including the survival of the wisest, and anatomy of reality. He continued to conduct research and publish books, and his last years were spent searching for a vaccine against hiv. A new reality is an update, revision and redesign of that title. In the years that followed, polio incidence in the united states fell from 18 to less than 2 cases per 100,000 people. The medical biography benefits from jacobs experience as a doctor and professor of medicine at stanford university.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jonas salk. A biography of jonas salk, the first man to develop a vaccine against polio. It was a rollercoaster ride all the way up to and including chapter. Buy the survival of the wisest first edition by salk, jonas isbn. Jonas salk is known best as the developer of the first successful vaccine against poliomyelitis, but he also made many other contributions in the fields of medicine and biology, philosophy, architecture and the history of medicine. Drawn from the writings of visionary scientist jonas salk, who developed the polio vaccine, and extended and developed by his son jonathan, the message of a new reality explodes from the past, and sheds light on tensions that besiege us, and the currents of discord that are raging as these words are written. Salk now exercised, practiced yoga, wrote tepidly received books. Autho r jon coh en noted, jonas salk made scientists and journalists alike go goofy. When a waiting world learned on april 12, 1955, that jonas salk had succ. Its introduction in 1955 was followed by a rapid reduction in the crippling epidemics of poliomyelitis that had caused pervasive fear. More importantly, it indicates a way forward out of our current situation. New york times 100 notable books of 2015 fiction and nonfiction. The best nonfiction books about pandemics, flus, and illnesses. The smith book, however, as its title indicates, focuses much more extensively on salk.
For a general overview of polio with an assessment of the careers of both salk and sabin and an update on the efforts of the who to eradicate polio worldwide, the oshinsky book is recommended. A new reality, written in 1981 with his son jonathan. Jonas salks creation in 1952 of an experimental killedvirus polio vaccine, and his subsequent experiments that proved the vaccines safety in humans. Jonas salk is best known for the polio vaccine that he and his colleagues developed at the university of pittsburgh. Search the catalog salk institute for biological studies. Jonas salk discoverer of the first polio vaccine biography.
Jonas salk, in full jonas edward salk, born october 28, 1914, new york, new york, u. Salks last years were spent searching for a vaccine against aids. The other was written before the official announcement of the polio vaccine. After that, you couldnt spoon feed me information about this man fast enough. Jonas edward salk was an american physician, medical researcher and virologist who. Jonas salk jonas salk jonas salk jonas salk jonas salk jonas salk jonas salk. Jonas salk, polio vaccine inventor, wrote us a letter. Based on unprecedented access to salks sealed archives and hundreds of personal interviews conducted by the author.
Since his death in 1995, salk and his legacy continue to be wellknown. In the last decades of his life, salk devoted considerable attention to the development of an evolutionary philosophy that would be the basis for solving some of the most basic problems of humankind. Discover librarianselected research resources on jonas salk from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines. Author jon cohen noted, jonas salk made scientists and journalists alike go goofy. Jonas salk wrote these two letters to aauw to confirm henrys acceptance as a fellow in his polio research laboratory. In addition to his research, salk also wrote several books on. Jonas salk hardcover charlotte decroes jacobs oxford. One of these letters was written just nine days after his discovery was made public. He also made significant contributions to our understanding of influenza and other infectious diseases. The spring and summer of 1953 was terrifying for parents in the united states. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Much of oshinskys research for this book came from the recently released papers of jonas salk, albert sabin, and other key players in the hunt for a polio cure, allowing oshinsky to shed light.
Jonas salk, noted physician, virologist, humanitarian, and founder of the salk institute for biological studies in san diego, california. Jonas salk was a pioneer in the field of medical research. If all the insects were to disappear from the earth, within 50 years all life on earth would end. The first member of his family to attend college, he earned his medical degree from the new york university school of medicine in 1939 and became a scientist physician at mount sinai hospital. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Tells the story of jonas salks involvement in the development of a polio vaccine. This is the first full account of jonas salks 19141995 life ever published. Salk continued to conduct medical and scientific experiments, and published a number of books, some of them written with the help of his sons jonathan, darrell. Salks published books include man unfolding salks plea to look at human life from a biological viewpoint 1972, the survival of the wisest 1973, world population and. List of books and articles about jonas salk online. He is best known for making the first safe and successful vaccine to prevent polio. He is best known for developing the first successful vaccine for polio. In an appended acknowledgement chapter, the author relates how she became personally attracted to the medium of biography and how she developed her talent for it. He was the author of four books, including world population and human values. Jonas salk october 28, 1914 october 28, 1995 was an american medical researcher and physician. If all human beings disappeared from the earth, within 50 years all forms of life would flourish. List of books and articles about jonas salk online research. Merging of intuition and reason convergence, and more on.
Salks published books include man unfolding, published in 1972, the survival of the wisest published in 1973, world population and human values. Biography nonfiction, 1,745 words, level y grade 5, lexile 1030l multilevel book also available in levels z1 and z2. The first is a vivid if by now familiar retelling of salks early life, medical training. A new reality book by jonas salk, jonathan salk, david. However, jonas salk a life, was exceptionally captivating. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jonas salk and the polio vaccine capstone young readers. A life by charlotte jacobs, oxford university press 2015 was included in the new york times list of the 100 best books of 2015. Jonas salks wish was that his ideas would continue to be disseminated so that, like a vaccine, they might have the most positive effect on the greatest number of people.
Jonas edward salk was born october 28, 1914 in new york city, the eldest of three sons to russianjewish immigrants daniel and dora salk. The vaccine developed by jonas salk, a 40yearold university of pittsburgh researcher, had been judged safe and effective following the largest public health experiment in our history. As one of the only living scientists whose face was known the world over, salk, in the publics eye, had a superstar aura. The stirring backstory of jonas salk is here explored in depth by the skilled pen of charlotte jacobs, who, through extensive research and dozens of interviews, casts salk as a fascinating, strongwilled, and multifaceted individual who is nevertheless haunted by detractors and fellow investigators possibly motivated, in part, by professional envy. In 1942 at the university of michigan school of public health, he became part of a group that was working to develop a vaccine against the flu.
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