Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine: How He Solved the Mysterious Epidemic That Terrorized America
In the 20th-century, a virus terrorized Americans, and then medical science came up with a cure. Dr. Jonas Salk was the hero.
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How Doug Engelbart’s ‘Mother of all Demos’ Made Computers Personal
A 90-minute presentation in 1968 showed off the earliest desktop computer system. In the process it introduced the idea that technology could make individuals better – if government funded research.
Rita Dove on 20th Century Poetry
Former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer winner Rita Dove edited The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry. The Wall Street Journal talked to her about it.