My favorite work of David Lynch's in Twin Peaks.
Twin peaks is a bizarre and oddly insightful series
Yes, it definitely is his magnum opus.  He pulls from all his other movies and puts little bits of them into it.
David Lynchs father was a scientist, and they moved around a lot
They did.  He's lived in Montana and Pennsylvania. 
He won several awards for his role of director for Elephant Man
Yes, that was a very great movie.  It was more accessible to main stream people.  Blue Velvet is another great movie, but it's not mainstream.
Blue Velvet was another surreal shocker!
It sure was.  Eraserhead is an amazing surreal film.  I think it might be one of my favorites by him.
When they found the ear in the field I am sure people lost it
I'm sure. He has a way of making things incredibly creepy.  A reason I love him so much.