Blane Baker is Professor of Physics at his alma mater William Jewell College where he returned to teach in 1999. He regularly teaches courses in general physics, electronics, and quantum mechanics, along with a popular sport science course for non-science majors. Baker is an active contributor to the American Association of Physics Teachers AAPT and served as co-chair of the Sigma Pi Sigma 2022 Physics Congress. His areas of interest include electronics, sustainable energy, and materials science. He is a member of the American Physical Society APS, American Association of Physics Teachers AAPT, Society of Physics Students SPS, and Sigma Pi Sigma. He also holds the Wallace A. Hilton Endowed Chair in Physics at William Jewell College.

Chapter 1: Science and Its Role in Modern Society. Chapter 2: Global Warming: Crisis and Opportunity. Chapter 3: Human Disease and Health. Chapter 4: The Chemical Medley. Chapter 5: The Electrical Grid: Boom or Bust. Chapter 6: The Nuclear Dilemma. Chapter 7: Our Place in the Universe. Chapter 8: Electronics in the 21st Century. Chapter 9: Our Energy Future.