# Jonas Edward Salk (1914-1995)
## Identity
- **Name:** Jonas Edward Salk
- **Sex:** Male
- **Era:** Modern
- **Domain:** Virology, vaccinology, public health
- **Ancestry:** Ashkenazi Jewish, Eastern European
## Trait Scores
analytical_reasoning: 0.85
creativity: 0.70
risk_tolerance: 0.75
empathy: 0.85
persistence: 0.90
verbal_fluency: 0.75
spatial_reasoning: 0.60
introversion: 0.50
conscientiousness: 0.90
openness_to_experience: 0.65
emotional_resilience: 0.80
mathematical_intuition: 0.55
leadership_drive: 0.75
aesthetic_sensitivity: 0.50
pattern_recognition: 0.80
immune_robustness: 0.55
metabolic_efficiency: 0.50
longevity_predisposition: 0.60
stress_response: 0.80
circadian_regulation: 0.40
sensory_acuity: 0.55
hypoxia_tolerance: 0.30
neuroplasticity: 0.70
memory_consolidation: 0.75
social_dominance: 0.60
obsessive_focus: 0.80
## Summary
Vaccinated himself and his family first to prove the polio vaccine was safe. Refused to patent it. "Could you patent the sun?" Driven by public duty more than curiosity. Worked brutal hours, alienated some colleagues with his directness. Believed science should serve people, not careers.