Benjamin Rubin
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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]
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