Overview
The compelling true story of Dr. Jonas Salk's quest to develop a vaccine for polio. In 1916, the United States was hit with one of the worst polio epidemics in history. The disease was a terrifying enigma: striking out of nowhere, it afflicted tens of thousands of children and left them—literally overnight—paralyzed. Others it simply killed. At the same time, a child named Jonas Salk was born.... When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio shortly before assuming the Presidency, Salk was given an impetus to study this deadly illness. After assisting in the creation of an influenza vaccine, Salk took up the challenge. His progress in combating the virus was hindered by the politics of medicine and by a rival researcher determined to discredit his proposed solution. But Salk's perseverance made history—and for close to seventy years his vaccine has saved countless lives, bringing humanity close to eradicating polio throughout the world. Splendid Solution chronicles Dr. Salk's race against time to achieve an unparalleled breakthrough that made him a cultural hero and icon of modern medicine.
Full Product Details
Author: Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.405kg
ISBN: 9780425205709
ISBN 10: 0425205703
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 07 February 2006
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Praise for Splendid Solution Gripping...colorful and fast-paced...brings Salk to life. -The New York Times Book Review Provides [a] shot of adrenaline in retelling [the] polio vaccine race...To tell this tale, Jeffrey Kluger has pulled intricate scientific concepts from remote lab shelves and has shone a readable, engaging light on them. Splendid Solution is meticulously reported and gracefully told, with medical, social, and political factors made equal parts of a very large equation. -The Boston Globe Tense and gripping...Tells how polio was beaten fifty years ago in one of the triumphs of modern medicine. -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Tense and gripping...Tells how polio was beaten fifty years ago in one of the triumphs of modern medicine. ( Publishers Weekly , starred review)
Praise for Splendid Solution Gripping...colorful and fast-paced...brings Salk to life. --The New York Times Book Review Provides [a] shot of adrenaline in retelling [the] polio vaccine race...To tell this tale, Jeffrey Kluger has pulled intricate scientific concepts from remote lab shelves and has shone a readable, engaging light on them. Splendid Solution is meticulously reported and gracefully told, with medical, social, and political factors made equal parts of a very large equation. --The Boston Globe Tense and gripping...Tells how polio was beaten fifty years ago in one of the triumphs of modern medicine. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Author Information
Jeffrey Kluger is Editor at Large for TIME magazine and the author of twelve books, including The Narcissist Next Door, Splendid Solution, Apollo 13, Apollo 8 and the novel Holdout. He has written more than 40 cover stories for TIME on topics ranging from space to human behavior to climate to medicine. Along with others at TIME, Kluger is an Emmy nominee for the web series A Year in Space.
