"Physics is a blind alley again. In any case, it has become too difficult for me, and I would prefer to be a comedian, or something like that, and hear no more about physics."
— Wolfgang Pauli, scientist
Anatomy 101 was the most difficult course I took in college. In fact, it was so difficult, I had to withdraw from the class or risk receiving a failing grade. When I spoke with the professor who taught the course, he was stunned by my inability to comprehend the subject matter.
"It’s only physics," he quipped. "What’s so hard about physics?" Luckily, he didn’t expect a response and agreeably signed the paperwork that would release me from his class.
My fear of physics resurfaced during a recent conversation with David Durlach, founder and director of TechnoFrolics (www.technofrolics.com), about the technology behind his company’s Dancing Banners