“If all the insects were to disappear from the earth, within 50 years all life on earth would end. If all human beings disappeared from the earth, within 50 years all forms of life would flourish.”

About Jonas Salk

Scientist • American

Jonas Salk was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Born in New York City, he attended the City College of New York and New York University School of...