Anin-depthlookatthetheoriesbehindthemostintriguingpuzzlesinphysics,chemistry,biology,earthscience,andastronomyInTheFiveBiggestIdeasinScience,authorsArthurW.WigginsandCharlesM.Wynndiscussedscience’smostimportantcurrentideas.Now,theytacklethequestionsthatsciencehasbeenunabletoanswer-sofar.Choosingoneunsolvedproblemfromeachdiscipline,theyexplorethecurrentscientificthinkingbehindthesequestions:Howareparticlemassesdetermined?Howdidsimpleatomsfirstcombinetoformcomplexmolecules?Whatroledoesthegenomeplayinthedevelopmentoflife?Whyisitsodifficulttopredicttheweather?Andwhatisthefutureoftheuniverse?FeaturingcartoonsbySidneyHarris,thebookincludesdiscussionsofrecenttheoriessuchastheGodparticle,stringtheory,““brane““theories,andtheTheoryofEverythingandalsoexploresothersciencequestions.ArthurW.Wiggins(FarmingtonHills,MI)isaProfessorofPhysicsatOaklandCommunityCollegeinMichigan.CharlesM.Wynn(Willimantic,CT)isaProfessorofChemistryatEasternConnecticutStateCollege.TheycollaboratedonTheFiveBiggestIdeasinScience(0-471-13812-6).
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