New York.: Trident Press., 1966. First edition. Possibly a 1st. No print line.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Minor soiling to end papers. Scuffing to spine titles.. 1 Brown cloth over spine. Black paper over boards. Black and white spine titles. 435 p. 22 cm. Called a "folk victory", "an extraordinary undertaking in the history of science", the world learned on April 12, 1955, that Jonas Edward Salk, M.D. had developed a reliable vaccine to prevent paralytic poliomyelitis. The research project had been led by a Wall Street lawyer and financed by the American people through "hundreds of millions of small donations". Spontaneous celebrations were widespread. Salk was 40, bashful about publicity, and had refused to patent the vaccine, thus spurning profit. He was a moderately prominent research professor with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. By day's end, "he was the most beloved medical scientist on earth". There followed scorn about his work and success the author notes is common among scientists. That story is within these pages.

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Bookseller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Alibris.Md0510011727
Title: Breakthrough; The Saga of Jonas Salk.
Author: Carter, Richard
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Minor soiling to end papers. Scuffing to spine titles.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition. Possibly a 1st. No print line.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Trident Press.
Place of Publication: New York.
Date Published: 1966
Keywords: Scorn about his work and success common among scientists|Research professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Bookseller catalogs: Psychology & Medicine;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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