Science--ASAP As Simple As Possible Author:Alan Axelrod From the appearance of the first humans through today's cutting-edge technologies, here are 200 scientific events that shaped the way we live today. — How did Pasteur save the wine industry of France? — How is it that blood transfusions were invented in the 1700s-but weren't safe for another two hundred years? — How did Madame ... more »Curie set the stage for the development of atomic energy-and atomic weaponry?« less