Profession: Physician and Scientist
Why Famous: Invented the oral live virus polio vaccine.
Born: August 26, 1906
Birthplace: Bialystok, Poland, Russian Empire
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Virgo
Died: March 3, 1993 (aged 86)
Cause of Death: Heart failure
Articles and Photos
Historical Events
- 1956-10-06 Scientist Albert Sabin announces that his oral polio vaccine is ready for testing; it would soon supplant Jonas Salk's vaccine in many parts of the world
Biographies and Sources
- Jonas Salk and Albert Bruce Sabin - Science History Institute
- The Legacy of Albert B. Sabin - Sabin Vaccine Institute
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Elizabeth Blackwell
Joseph Gilbert Hamilton
Edwin Land
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