The Search for the Polio Vaccine

Name: The Search for the Polio Vaccine
Genre: News, Documentary, Science, Tech & Gaming
Released: October 5, 1997
Cast: Earl Boen

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Engineering Disasters: Disc 4

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A&E | History | The History Channel | Air Date: October 5, 1997

Starring: Earl Boen

Summary: When "poliomyelitis" swept the nation, thousands died or were disabled before American ingenuity, trial and error, and blatant acts of desperation led to one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history. We'll see how polio shaped the vision of FDR, and catapulted the young unknown doctor Jonas Salk to international celebrity.

Genre(s): News, Documentary, Science, Tech & Gaming

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