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The Five Biggest Ideas in Science - Softcover

Wynn, Charles M.; Wiggins, Arthur W.

 
9780471138129: The Five Biggest Ideas in Science
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471138126 ISBN 13: 9780471138129
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

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


Get set for a lively and informative discussion, as you also learn how to evaluate potential applications of these and other scientific ideas.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

CHARLES M. WYNN, Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Connecticut State University

ARTHUR W. WIGGINS, Professor of Physics at Oakland Community College in Michigan, are the authors of science textbooks and numerous journal articles. Each has been the recipient of "Best Teacher" awards.

SIDNEY HARRIS is "America's premier science cartoonist" (Isaac Asimov).

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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

Get set for a lively and informative discussion, as you also learn how to evaluate potential applications of these and other scientific ideas.

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Verlag
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0471138126
ISBN 13 
9780471138129
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Taschenbuch
Zeichner
Harris Sidney
Anzahl der Seiten
208
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