Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170528:14:51:00
But at first, the scientist is just trying to figure out what is happening in the world. >> yes. but if people can grasp exactly what you just put your finger on, they can recognize why it is that basic fundamental science is the engine of innovation. your example is perfect. quantum mechanics developed in the 1920s, right? if you would have asked one of the practitioners then, what is this good for? there is curiosity-driven research. i don't know that it's going to affect your life in any way. but then, you fast-forward 80 years and the fact you have a cell phone or a personal computer or an...
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