Flashpoints in Science

How did Pavlov’s hungry dogs uncover truths about human behavior? Who was the “lunatic” who came up with radio? Whose extraordinary brain was preserved in a jar until 1998? Flashpoints in Science identifies those moments that defined eras, people and events. Covering everything from In Vitro Fertilization to the first computers, Dolly the sheep to Lucy the skeleton, this book explores the major turning points of the twentieth century scientific discovery and how each breakthrough impacted o...