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Straight from the pages of the Noted Personalities section of The World Almanac comes this refreshingly original series of biographies. Chronicling the lives of the most important people of the 20th century, these books give student readers a powerful resource for understanding... Read Full Overview

Trailblazer Jonas Salk is an American physician who developed the first vaccine for poliomyelitis, or polio, in the 1950s. Before Salk developed his vaccine, many people lived in fear of polio, an infectious disease that mostly affects children and can cause paralysis. Today,... Read Full Overview