Modern Marvels

Polio Vaccine

Documentary

S3, E7: When "poliomyelitis" swept the nation, thousands died or became disabled before American ingenuity, trial and error, and acts of desperation led to one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history. See how polio shaped FDR's vision.

Oct 5, 1997 · 44m

Information

Released
1997
Run Time
44 min
Rated
TV-G

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.