Popular Science November 1933, “Hobbies of Great Surgeons Aid in Life-Saving Marvels.” Credit: Popular Science 1938 Popular Science May 1938 “Germproof Operating Room.” Credit: Popular Science ...

A May 1953 Popular Science article attempted to take stock of the polio epidemic and brought hopes of a vaccine. ... founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in 1938.