The Five Biggest Ideas in Science
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 #1: Physics' Model of the Atom
- What relationships, if any, exist among different kinds of atoms?
- BIG IDEA #2: Chemistry's Periodic Law
- Where did the atoms of the universe come from, and what is their destiny?
- BIG IDEA #3: Astronomy's Big Bang Theory
- How is the matter of the universe arranged in planet Earth?
- BIG IDEA #4: Geology's Plate Tectonics Model
- How did life on planet Earth originate and develop?
- BIG IDEA #5: Biology's Theory of Evolution
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Book details
- Author
- Charles M. Wynn, Arthur W. Wiggins
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 210
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Ages
- 12-18
- Subjects
- Juvenile Nonfiction › Science & Nature
- Topics
- physics · chemistry · astronomy · geology · biology · scientific discoveries · history of science · evolution
- ISBN-13
- 9780471138129 (Paperback)9781630262006 (Hardcover)
About the author
CHARLES M. WYNN, SR. is a Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Connecticut State University whose science trilogy co-authored with Arthur W. Wiggins—The Five Biggest Ideas in Science, The Five Biggest Unsolved Problems in Science, and Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction—has been translated into eleven languages.
Wynn has been recognized as a "Leading Educator of the World" by the Cambridge-based International Biographical Centre and has received the E.I. du Pont Outstanding Teaching Fellow award and the Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year honor at Eastern Connecticut State University.
When not writing, Wynn has served as a Peace Corps Volunteer at the Malayan Teachers College in Malaysia and as Consultant in Chemistry to the Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Education in Mathematics and Science. His work bridges rigorous science and broad accessibility across cultures.
Charles lives in Willimantic, Connecticut.