The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

by Richard P. Feynman

“To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell.”

[At this point the interview adjourned to Professor Feynman’s office, where the tape recorder refused to start again. The cord, power switch, “record” button, all were in order; then Feynman suggested taking the tape cassette out and putting it in again.] Feynman: There. See, you just have to know about the world. Physicists know about the world. Omni: Take it apart and put it back together? Feynman: Right. There’s always a little dirt, or infinity, or something.