Eric Mazur - Teachers Make a Difference - Peter Mazur

The speaker reflects on how their father fostered their curiosity from a young age, sharing an anecdote about a childhood experiment with phosphorescence. This experiment led to a discovery about the quenching phenomenon, which ultimately inspired the speaker to become an experimental physicist.

Who encouraged the speaker to be curious?

What phenomenon did the speaker observe with the phosphorescence of the alarm clock?

What did the speaker do with the colored lids from the jars?

What was the outcome of the experiment with the red lid?

How did the speaker's father respond to the speaker's question about the phosphorescence?