 The virus was finally isolated by Max Theiler (1899–1972) in 1932 who went on to develop a successful vaccine.By 1928 enough was known about viruses to enable the publication of "Filterable Viruses", a collection of essays covering all known viruses edited by Thomas Milton Rivers (1888–1962).Rivers, a survivor of typhoid fever contracted at the age of twelve, went on to have a distinguished career in virology.