The last people to have died because of this cause of death died in December of 1951. Before this point, literally millions and millions of people in the United States died of this cause. But starting in 1952 to now, not a single person have died because of this cause.
Name this cause of death.
Polio?
“There is something which unites magic and applied science while separating both from the 'wisdom' of earlier ages. For the wise men of old the cardinal problem had been how to conform the soul to objective reality, and the solution had been knowledge, self-discipline, and virtue. For magic and applied science alike the problem is how to subdue reality to the wishes of men: the solution is a technique; and both, in the practice of this technique, are ready to do things hitherto regarded as disgusting and impious" -C.S. Lewis