Translation: The belief in a certain idea gives to the researcher the support for his work. Without this belief he would be lost in a sea of doubts a… - Konrad Zuse

The rattling of the relays of the Z4 was the only interesting thing to be experienced in Zurich's night life!

Der Glaube an eine bestimmte Idee gibt dem Forscher den Rückhalt für seine Arbeit. Ohne diesen Glauben wäre er verloren in einem Meer von Zweifeln und halbgültigen Beweisen.

Only too often the inventor is the idealist who, like Mephisto, tries to improve the world, only to be crushed by harsh realities. If he wants to carry through his ideas, he is forced to do business with the wielders of power, whose sense of reality is sharper and more developed.