HeavenlyPossum on Nostr: Paul Parkman died earlier this month. He was the first person to isolate the measles ...
Paul Parkman died earlier this month. He was the first person to isolate the measles virus and helped develop the vaccine against it that’s still in use today.
He purposefully gave away his patent rights so the vaccine could be distributed as cheaply as possible. He saved countless lives. A tremendous hero.
The next time someone insists that capitalist greed is human nature, that no one will ever labor “for free,” remember Dr. Parkman and the countless other scientists and doctors who have saved so many of us.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/auburnpub/name/paul-parkman-obituary?id=55136675
He purposefully gave away his patent rights so the vaccine could be distributed as cheaply as possible. He saved countless lives. A tremendous hero.
The next time someone insists that capitalist greed is human nature, that no one will ever labor “for free,” remember Dr. Parkman and the countless other scientists and doctors who have saved so many of us.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/auburnpub/name/paul-parkman-obituary?id=55136675