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Charles M. Wynn, Arthur W. Wiggins, Sidney Harris
ISBN: 9780471138129
Format: Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition: illustrated edition
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Provides a panoramic view of the questions scientists seek to answer about the natural world: Do basic building blocks of matter exist, and if so, what do they look like? What relationships, if any, exist among different kinds of atoms? How is the matter of the universe arranged in planet Earth? How did life on planet Earth originate and develop?
In a thought-provoking and entertaining exploration of The Five Biggest Ideas in Science, authors Charles Wynn and Arthur Wiggins provide a panoramic view of the questions scientists seek to answer about the natural world: Do basic building blocks of matter exist, and if so, what do they look like? Big Idea Number 1: Physics' Model of the Atom. What relationships, if any, exist among different kinds of atoms? Big Idea Number 2: Chemistry's Periodic Law. Where did the atoms of the universe come from, and what is their destiny? Big Idea Number 3: Astronomy's Big Bang Theory. How is the matter of the universe arranged in planet Earth? Big Idea Number 4: Geology's Plate Tectonics Model. How did life on planet Earth originate and develop? Big Idea Number 5: Biology's Theory of Evolution. Get set for a lively and informative discussion, as you also learn how to evaluate potential applications of these and other scientific ideas.
| ISBN | 0471138126 | | Pages | 208 | | ISBN13 | 9780471138129
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 264 | | Imprint | John Wiley & Sons Inc | | Published in | New York | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Wiley Popular Science | | Publication date | 10 Jan 1997 | | Height (mm) | 227 | | Library of Congress | Q163.W99 1 | | Width (mm) | 160 | | DEWEY | 500 | | Spine width (mm) | 14 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Secondary education, A / AS level, Undergraduate |
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| | | Prologue | | | | 1 | | The Road to Discovery: The Method of Science | | 1 | | 2 | | Big Idea #1 Physics' Model of the Atom: Seeing the Unseeable | | 13 | | 3 | | Big Idea #2 Chemistry's Periodic Law: Sorting the Elements | | 31 | | 4 | | Big Idea #3 Astronomy's Big Bang Theory: Tracing the Elements' Roots | | 47 | | 5 | | Big Idea #4 Geology's Plate Tectonics Model: Down to Earth | | 65 | | 6 | | Big Idea #5 Biology's Theory of Evolution: Life Begins and Branches Out | | 81 | | 7 | | The Method of Science: Further Insights | | 107 | | 8 | | Benefit/Risk Analysis: Potential Applications of Scientific Knowledge | | 119 | | | | Epilogue | | 139 | | | | Idea Folders | | 143 | | | | Additional Reading | | 185 | | | | Index | | 189 |
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