Presented with colourful timelines & a mixture of bright illustrations & photography Flashpoints in Science is an accessible introduction into the major events of modern science & the characters involved Divided into chapters the book highlights the moments that turned the tide of public opinion the points of no return & recognize the exact flashpoint that defined eras people & events With bite-sized overviews easy-to-follow timelines & the scientific flashpoints helpfully identified & explored in greater depth the book focuses on major events such as the unveiling of the first computers the discovery of continental drift Rutherford's model of the atom & Dolly the sheep How was smallpox eradicated? Who made the first world wide web page? & just what exactly is dark matter?