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How U.S. and Soviet scientists fought polio

Beijing News 04 Feb 2021

"Epidemics have a way of spontaneously running out of steam," veteran novelist Philip Roth wisely remarked in his last novel 'Nemesis', set during a polio epidemic in the United States ... It wasn't until 1908 that Austrian physicians Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper came to the conclusion that polio was in fact a viral infection ... U.S. polio epidemic ... .

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Jang, Geo Group’s Polio Versus Pakistan campaign: Famous people hit by polio during their lifetime

The News International 19 Feb 2020

LAHORE ... Here follows a few vital historic facts about polio. ... Almost 62 per cent of these workers are female ... In 1908, two physicians in Vienna, Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper, had discovered that polio was caused by a virus ... LAHORE ... In 1908, two physicians in Vienna, Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper, had discovered that polio was caused by a virus.

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‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’ At Area Schools

The Dunn Daily Record 07 Mar 2018

Popper’s Penguins’ Monday morning for students at Erwin Elementary School ... Popper’s Penguins’.

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New Google Doodle Honors Karl Landsteiner, Discoverer of Blood Groups

Time Magazine 14 Jun 2016

Karl Landsteiner, the subject of Tuesday’s Google Doodle, may not be a household name, but his work helps save millions of lives every day ... Landsteiner also collaborated with scientist Erwin Popper to lay the foundation that led to the discovery of the poliovirus, thus enabling the treatment of a disease that afflicted millions of children ... ...

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Google Doodle of the day: Who’s Karl Landsteiner?

The Jakarta Post 14 Jun 2016

In case you haven’t already seen Google’s homepage on Tuesday, it features Austrian-born scientist Karl Landsteiner as a doodle character ... Together with scientist Erwin Popper, he also contributed to the discovery of the cure for polio. (Read also. Google Doodle honors Mexican poet Rosario Castellanos) ... (sab/kes). .

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Google celebrates Karl Landsteiner's 148th birth anniversary with doodle

The Times of India 14 Jun 2016

NEW YORK. On what would be his 148th birthday, Google has honoured Nobel Laureate Karl Landsteiner, the discoverer of blood groups -- key to successful blood transfusion -- with a doodle ... "Landsteiner is also credited with laying the groundwork, together with fellow scientist Erwin Popper, that led to the discovery of the polio virus ... RELATED.

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COMMENT: Genius at work

New Straits/Business Times 11 Nov 2012

THE first quarter of the 20th century was the heyday of quantum mechanics. It was largely developed by a branch of young Turks in their twenties. They later went on to win Nobel Prizes in Physics in their early 30s.   1 / 1 ... He remained in his home country ... Erwin Schrodinger and fellow Austrian Sir Karl Popper were among the refugees there ... .

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War on polio obstructed by radical clerics

The Independent 20 Mar 2004

By Declan Walsh in Nairobi. Politicians and radical Muslim clerics in Kano and Zamfara states have banned World Health Organization polio vaccines, which they insist could help spread HIV and contain hormones that cause infertility ... But it can be easily prevented ... One leader said ... Polio virus identified by Austrians Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper ... .