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Jonas Salk was born October 28, 1914, his parents were Daniel and Dora Salk. He was the oldest of three kids.( Jonas is located on the very left).
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Only when Salk was 12 he went to high school! Jonas Salk was exceptionally good at school.
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Salk went to the city of New York College to earn his M.D.
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Jonas Salk married Donna Lindsay, a social worker.
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Salk went to the University of Michigan to help the professor of bacteriology(the study of bacteria that creates diseases).
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Jonas Salk went to the University of Pittsburgh to study polio.
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Jonas Salk created a vaccine and started testing it on children.
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April 12, 1955, the official polio vaccine was released to the public.
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In 1962 there were less than one thousand people with polio!
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In 1963 Jonas Salk established his own research organization known as the Salk Center for Biological Studies. ( Which is still open till today)!
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Jonas Salk marries Francoise Gilot in 1970
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From 1972- 1973 Jonas Salk wrote 2 books with his son. The first one he wrote was Man Unfolding, the second was Survival of the Wisest.
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Jonas Salk died in 1995 June 23 because of heart faliure.
