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Albert B. Sabin

Inventor · born August 26, 1906 · died 1993

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Albert Bruce Sabin was a Polish-American medical researcher, best known for developing the oral polio vaccine, which has played a key role in nearly eradicating the disease. In 1969–1972, he served as the president of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

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  1. 48Notable work: polio vaccineApril 12, 1955
  2. ~64Received the National Medal of Science1970
  3. ~80Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom1986

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