Google celebrates Jonas Salk's 100th birthday with doodle

Google has dedicated a doodle on its homepage to Jonas Salk on scientist's 100th birthday. Salk, who developed polio vaccine, never patented the vaccine which made him an international hero, the Independent reported.

By:ANI
| Updated on: Oct 28 2014, 11:05 IST
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Google has dedicated a doodle on its homepage to Jonas Salk on scientist's 100th birthday.

Salk, who developed polio vaccine, never patented the vaccine which made him an international hero, the Independent reported.

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The illustration depicts two children holding up a sign reading 'Thank you, Dr Salk!' paying a tribute to the virologist's work against a disease whose main victims were children.

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Salk graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1939 with his M.D. degree, and soon started work as a staff physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

Salk died at age 80 on 23 June, 1995.

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First Published Date: 28 Oct, 10:41 IST
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