Cold War tensions and the polio vaccine Cold War tensions and the polio vaccine Polio (Infantile paralysis or poliomyelitis) epidemics were a concern during the summer months for children globally, with records of polio from the Egyptians and Greeks to the 1950s epidemics. In the summer of 1921, this epidemic became notorious when Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Democratic contender for the vice presidency, was struck down by polio at the age of 39. Two U.S. virologists, Jonas Salk of the University of Pittsburgh and Albert B. Sabin of the University of Cincinnati emerged as the most prominent among dozens of American researchers on the quest for a
Hib Sabin Professor of studio art and art history at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Sabin has been creating art since 1957. His art is inspired by an interest in shamanism. He has had at least twelve one-man exhibitions. In July 2003, he was the subject of an extensive article in "Southwest Art" magazine. His work has been displayed by the Port of Seattle at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Hib Sabin has had twelve one-man exhibitions since becoming an artist. He has been represented by the following galleries: Hib Sabin Hib Sabin (born 1935) is an American sculptor and educator. He is known