Obituary: Maurice R. Hilleman (1919–2005)
@article{Kurth2005ObituaryMR, title={Obituary: Maurice R. Hilleman (1919–2005)}, author={R. Kurth}, journal={Nature}, year={2005}, volume={434}, pages={1083-1083} }
NATURE | VOL 434 | 28 APRIL 2005 | www.nature.com/nature 1083 During the twentieth century, life expectancy in industrialized countries almost doubled. Improvements in nutrition and sanitation certainly played a major role, but the central factor responsible was the development of childhood vaccines. A particular name can be attached to this achievement — that of Maurice R. Hilleman. Hilleman ranks with the most brilliant and productive creators of vaccines of all time, with a stature… Expand