Michael Faraday made important changes to science that laid the foundations for modern technology. He changed the mentality of science from a discovery-based science perspective to a mentality that was more oriented to solve questions like "How can this discovery be used?" or "How is this useful in a practical way?" Before Faraday, electricity was just thought to be something interesting to play around with, but thanks to Faraday, electricity can be used in beneficial ways to accomplish tasks. Through the electric motor, his observations on electrolysis, and some other discoveries, Faraday showed that often science is the most useful when it is result oriented.