Magic
I've had quite an eclectic education over the years. When I was in school I was fascinated by archaelogy, paleontology, math, physics. When I was six I wanted to be a paleontologist. By the time I hit junior high school I planned on being an electrical engineer. The Amateur Scientist column in Scientific American was a must read for me every month. I remembering begging my parents for money, and trying to track down sources of the materials so I could build the dye laser they described once. I did manage to build a cloud chamber they described in another column. My father and I had lively discussions regarding the benefits of hydroponics against those of traditional gardening. I was convinced that hovercraft would be all the rage as road vehicles, and believed we would all be better off living in geodesic domes (I still think domes are a great idea :-) ). My dream was to live in outer space.Read more