Dance is a human movement that is particularly rich in variety and beauty.
And he should know. For the last 20 years, he has been combining his life as a physics professor at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, with delivering lectures and demonstrations on the physics of dance. He believes such research enhances understanding and appreciation of both disciplines, as well as improving the techniques of dancers. Physics came first. Laws recalls becoming interested in the subject as a high school student, although he enrolled at the California Institute of Technology intending to major in mechanical engineering.