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Title Modern Marvels. Episode 7, Polio Vaccine.

Publication Info. The History® Channel, 1998.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2022.

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
digital
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Note Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Event Originally produced by The History® Channel in 1998.
Summary When "poliomyelitis" swept the nation, thousands died or were disabled before American ingenuity, trial and error, and blatant acts of desperation led to one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history. We'll see how polio shaped the vision of FDR, and catapulted the young unknown doctor Jonas Salk to international celebrity.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject History, Modern.
Science.
History.
Television series.
Documentary films.
Social sciences.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Added Author , History, film director.
The History® Channel (Firm), Distributor.
Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
Music No. 13043080 Kanopy