Hilary Koprowski: Jonas Salk

Albert Sabin Dept: Although not as well-known as fellow researchers Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin, Koprowski's 1950 clinical trial was the first to show it was possible to vaccinate against polio, the crippling and sometimes fatal disease that's now all but eradicated, according to Calgary Herald. "He enjoyed not having his scientific work disrupted," said Christopher Koprowski. "Not that he was a modest individual, mind you." PHILADELPHIA - Dr. Hilary Koprowski, the Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, died this week at his Philadelphia home. He was 96. Koprowski's son, Christopher, said Saturday his father liked the scientific recognition his work received without the celebrity of Salk and Sabin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.