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Birth
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). -
Salk goes to high school
Only when Salk was 12 he went to high school! Jonas Salk was exceptionally good at school. -
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NY Collage
Salk went to the city of New York College to earn his M.D. -
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Jonas Salk gets married
Jonas Salk married Donna Lindsay, a social worker. -
University of Michigan
Salk went to the University of Michigan to help the professor of bacteriology(the study of bacteria that creates diseases). -
University of Pittsburgh
Jonas Salk went to the University of Pittsburgh to study polio. -
Polio Vaccine
Jonas Salk created a vaccine and started testing it on children. -
Official day for polio vaccine
April 12, 1955, the official polio vaccine was released to the public. -
Success for Salk's polio vaccine
In 1962 there were less than one thousand people with polio! -
Salk opens his own research organization
In 1963 Jonas Salk established his own research organization known as the Salk Center for Biological Studies. ( Which is still open till today)! -
Jonas Salk gets married again.
Jonas Salk marries Francoise Gilot in 1970 -
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Jonas Salk writes 2 books
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. -
Death
Jonas Salk died in 1995 June 23 because of heart faliure.
