Physics 14
I asked Mr Lim why conventional current flows from positive from negative instead of negative to positive earlier. What's the difference?

I did some research on it and I found a pleasant answer:

Electrons are negative and flow from negative to positive. 'Conventional' current flow is from positive to negative. This is because early researchers in electricity thought electricity flowed from positive to negative, which is why they called them that in the first place.

And because of this, the 'whole' world thinks that electric current flows from positive to negative terminal. Since the 'whole' world perceives it as that way, we are learning it that way. Well, it's still rather confusing though, sigh. :P




reference: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080205193954AANcXw4