Ursinus talk reveals what influenced Dr. Salk, credited with eradicating polio
Audience members watch a movie with Dr. Jonas Salk, who asks the rhetorical question of whether we will be good ancestors. Photo by Phil Heil
Ursinus College’s Center for Science and the Common Good hosted the son of the man who discovered the vaccine for polio during an event Jan. 16.
Dr. Peter Salk, son of the late Dr. Jonas Salk, came to Ursinus to discuss his father’s work in the polio vaccine and his interest in humanity and how people came together to help each other when polio was killing thousands of people in the early 20th century.
The lecture began with Salk speaking about his father’s view on life and how when his father was a boy, he did not want to go into science.
“He wanted to find a way to help people,” Dr. Salk explained to the audience in the Kaleidoscope Building. According to Salk, science was the furthest thing from his father’s mind growing up. However, like most people, he decided to go where the money was, and thanks to the March of Dimes, the money for polio research was at an all-time high.
Dr. Peter Salk, son of the late Dr. Jonas Salk, came to Ursinus to discuss his father’s work in the polio vaccine and his interest in humanity and how people came together to help each other when polio was killing thousands of people in the early 20th century.
The lecture began with Salk speaking about his father’s view on life and how when his father was a boy, he did not want to go into science.
“He wanted to find a way to help people,” Dr. Salk explained to the audience in the Kaleidoscope Building. According to Salk, science was the furthest thing from his father’s mind growing up. However, like most people, he decided to go where the money was, and thanks to the March of Dimes, the money for polio research was at an all-time high.
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