Benjamin Rubin (September 27, 1917 in New York, New York – March 8, 2010[1]) was an American microbiologist, known as the inventor of the bifurcated vaccination needle,[2] 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.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Benjamin A. Rubin". National Inventors Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Jonathan B. Tucker (August 2002). Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox. Grove Press. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-0-8021-3939-9.