The image shows one of many such ‘Thank you, Dr. ___’ notes that emerged on April 12, 1955. The day almost became a national holiday and _____ was hailed as a ‘miracle worker’. When asked who owned the patent to it, he famously said, “There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”
Identify the person in question and what did he resist patenting?
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Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio vaccineWorld Polio Day was observed on 24 October 2015. The Day was established by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis.