Which is the most aknowledged reference in human history for heroic resistance against a more powerful enemy?
This was selected as Best Answer At first glance, I immediately foucsed on military history. Upon some reflection, I opine that there are non-military levels that are just as important for discussion and consideration. Jonas Salk – Polio vaccine inventor. While at NYU’s medical school, Salk spent a year researching influenza; the flu virus had only recently been discovered. Salk was eager to learn if the virus could be deprived of its ability to infect, while still giving immunity to the illness. Salk succeeded and this became the basis of his later work on polio. In 1947, Salk accepted an appointment to the UofPitt Medical School; and with the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Salk saw an opportunity to develop a vaccine against polio. In 1955 Salk’s eight years of research paid off. Human trials of the polio vaccine effectively protected the subject from the polio virus. Salk fought against an uncountable number of harmful biological cells. Martin Luther – A German monk, p
