Benjamin Rubin

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Benjamin Rubin (September 27, 1917 in New York, New York – March 8, 2010[1]) was an American microbiologist, known as the inventor of the bifurcated vaccination needle,[2] which played an important role in the eradication of smallpox. Rubin invented this device by taking the eyelet of a sewing machine needle and grinding it down.

In 1992, Rubin was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Benjamin A. Rubin". National Inventors Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ Jonathan B. Tucker (August 2002). Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox. Grove Press. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-0-8021-3939-9.


Flag of United StatesScientist icon

This article about a biologist from the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Benjamin_Rubin"