Benjamin Rubin
Benjamin Rubin · Science & Medicine
Microbiologist who invented the bifurcated needle used to eradicate smallpox
1917, New York City, United States — 2010, Connecticut, United States
United States
Benjamin Rubin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Microbiologist who invented the bifurcated needle used to eradicate smallpox
Rubin, a microbiologist at Wyeth Laboratories, invented the bifurcated needle in 1961, a simple two-pronged needle that held a precise droplet of smallpox vaccine. Cheap, reusable and easy to use with minimal training, it became the central tool of the World Health Organization campaign that eradicated smallpox by 1980. He was Jewish, born in New York City.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
Microbiologist who invented the bifurcated needle used to eradicate smallpox
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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