ROBERT M. HAZEN is the author of more than 350 articles and 20books on earth science, materials science, origins of life, historyand music. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancementof Science, he received the Mineralogical Society of America Award,the Ipatief Prize, the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, and other awardsfor his research and writing. Hazen is a researcher at the CarnegieInstitution for Science and is Robinson Professor of Earth Sciencesat George Mason University. His recent books include Genesis: TheScientific Quest for Life's Origins and The Sciences: An IntegratedApproach (with James Trefil).
JAMES TREFIL, Robinson Professor of Physics at George MasonUniversity, is the author of over 40 books and 100 articles inprofessional journals. He is a fellow of the American PhysicalSociety, the American Association for the Advancement of Science,and the World Economic Forum. He is the recipient of the AndrewGemant Award (American institute of Physics), the Westinghouse andSubaru Awards (American Association for the Advancement of Science)and the 2008 Science Writing Award (American Physical Society). Hismost recent books are Why Science and The Sciences: An IntegratedApproach (with Robert Hazen).
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INTRODUCTION
Scientific Literacy: What It Is, Why It’s Important, and Why WeDon’t Have It
ONE. Knowing
The universe is regular and predictable.
TWO. Energy
Energy is conserved and always goes from more useful to less usefulforms.
THREE. Electricity and Magnetism
Electricity and magnetism are two aspects of the same force.
FOUR. The Atom
All matter is made of atoms.
FIVE. The World of the Quantum
Everything comes in discrete units and you can’t measure anythingwithout changing it.
SIX. Chemical Bonding
Atoms are bound by electron glue.
SEVEN. Atomic Architecture
The way a material behaves depends on how its atoms arearranged.
EIGHT. Nuclear Physics
Nuclear energy comes from the conversion of mass.
NINE. The Fundamental Structure of Matter
All matter is really made of quarks and leptons.
TEN. Astronomy
Stars experience a cycle of birth and death.
ELEVEN. The Cosmos
The universe was born at a specific time in the past, and it hasbeen expanding ever since.
TWELVE. Relativity
Every observer sees the same laws of nature.
THIRTEEN. The Restless Earth
Earth’s surface is constantly changing, and no feature on Earth ispermanent.
FOURTEEN. Earth Cycles
Earth operates in cycles.
FIFTEEN. The Ladder of Life
All living things are made from cells, the chemical factories oflife.
SIXTEEN. The Code of Life
All life is based on the same genetic code.
SEVENTEEN. Biotechnology
All life is based on the same chemistry and genetic code.
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