Ramanujam(indian mathematician with no formal training) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinivasa_Ramanujan - for an insight into how his thought process may be. Without all that formal training, how did he treat maths?
Kathy Sierra -In college, there is nothing motivating than talks about "being passionate" and "You can do it!" - talks. Kathy Sierra knows the hacks of the brain (i think).
Someone who talks about HOW they hacked their way rather than someone who presents their entire hardwork in one sentence. [for context, Adam Savage talking about creating a dodo skeleton, http://fora.tv/2008/12/12/MythBusters_Co-Host_Adam_Savage_on...]
Kathy Sierra -In college, there is nothing motivating than talks about "being passionate" and "You can do it!" - talks. Kathy Sierra knows the hacks of the brain (i think).
Someone who talks about HOW they hacked their way rather than someone who presents their entire hardwork in one sentence. [for context, Adam Savage talking about creating a dodo skeleton, http://fora.tv/2008/12/12/MythBusters_Co-Host_Adam_Savage_on...]