Benjamin Rubin

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]