About Benjamin Rubin
Lived 1917 – 2010 (aged 92). Benjamin Rubin was an American microbiologist.
Benjamin Rubin (September 27, 1917 in New York, New York – March 8, 2010 ) was an American microbiologist, known as the inventor of the bifurcated vaccination needle, 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.
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Who was Benjamin Rubin?
American microbiologist
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Benjamin Rubin was born on 27 September 1917 in New York City.
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Benjamin Rubin died on 8 March 2010.
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Benjamin Rubin was a microbiologist.
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Benjamin Rubin was American.
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