09/23/2015
ICS' Stephanie R. Thomas on innovation, intrinsic motivation and crowding out by monetary http://bit.ly/1gOm2lk
If you've ever used anything powered by electricity, then you should thank Michael Faraday. He revolutionized our understanding of electricity. Faraday invented the electric motor, the electric generator, the Bunsen burner, electrolysis and electroplating. He also discovered electromagnetic induction and metallic nano-particles (thought to be the birth of nano-science). He is considered one of the most influential scientists the world has ever seen. The really interesting thing about Faraday? He was never taught science, and dropped out of school at age 14 to work as an apprentice in a book-binding shop. So what was it about Faraday that pushed him...