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