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Physics X Class at CalTech
"For many years--at least 17 but there is no written record to check--he also taught an informal course called Physics X. This class, for which no credit was offered. met weekly on Monday or Tuesday afternoons at 5pm, which was the most convenient time for students. The curriculum consisted of whatever the students felt like discussing. There was, in fact, just one unbreakable rule: No faculty were permitted to attend. As a result, I can't tell you anything else about what went on in Physics X. There is one more thing I can tell you, though. Tuck, who was Feynman's secretary for 17 years, had the job of deflecting visitors, avoiding appointments and generally protecting Feynman's privacy. There was one standing exception to this rule: The door was always, unconditionally open to any student who wanted to see him."
--David L. Goodstein, "More of the Good Stuff"
--David L. Goodstein, "More of the Good Stuff"