100th Birthday, Dr. Jonas Salk, Medical Pioneer

The late Jewish American researcher Jonas Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine, was honored Oct. 28 with a “Google Doodle” for what would have been his 100th birthday. Before the polio vaccine was introduced in 1957, many children became paralyzed as a result of the illness.  Dr. Salk was from my beloved hometown, Pittsburgh, PA.