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HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children (2016)

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HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children

The greatest scientist of the 20th century and no one knows his name.

Overview

A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children tells the inspiring story of Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman, a man with a singular, unwavering focus ⁠—⁠ to eliminate the diseases of children. From his poverty-stricken youth on the plains of Montana, he came to prevent pandemic flu, develop the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, and invent the first-ever vaccine against human cancer.

Donald Rayne MitchellDirector

HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children (2016)