It’s not often that a scientific breakthrough rocks our world, but recently a new subatomic particle, the muon, did just that.
Heavier than electrons and an integral component of the cosmos, physicist Chris Polly and his team at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab discovered that muons don’t behave as predicted when fired through a potent magnetic field.
Dr. Polly called the discovery “our Mars rover landing moment,” and you don’t have to be a physicist to see why. It’s a brand new frontier beyond what we think we know (the laws of physics) and what is (currently unknown but essential natural energy forms).
Beyond that, Dr. Polly has dedicated his career to this breakthrough finding, focusing on muon research for the last 25 years. His willingness to challenge the status quo has led his team and him to change the course of physics and influence generations of physicists to come.
Now, this is as far as the physics instruction goes. But the lessons of the muon?
This tiny particle can inspire big perspective shifts for business leaders who dream of launching the next Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Amazon…
