Here in one volume is instant access to the progress of science, year by year. From the first stone tools manufactured to the first patent issued for a vertebrate invented by man, scientific developments and accomplishments are concisely listed in an easy-to-read format. Readers see what happened, who made it happen--and what else happened at the same time. For answers to specific questions and general browsing alike, the astonishing scope of man's scientific genius is at one' fingertips....