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An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.
Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.
I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.
I have had dreams, and I've had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.
I pictured myself as a virus or a cancer cell and tried to sense what it would be like.... (more Jonas Salk quotes)
Developed the polio vaccine. Salk never patented it nor earned any money from his discovery, preferring to see it distributed as widely as possible. He injected his wife, their sons and himself during the experimental stages of his vaccine.
His second wife, Francoise Gilot, was the longtime companion of Pablo Picasso.
Son of Russian-Jewish immigrants.
Brother of Dr. Lee Salk, a distinguished specialist in neuromuscular diseases.
Engag... (more Jonas Salk trivia)
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Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio by Jeffrey Kluger |
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Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine (Inventions and Discovery) by Katherine E. Krohn |
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