the other einstein
i have the best hairdresser! yesterday we talked about quantum physics and the nature of the universe while she expertly wove hip highlights into my tresses. her contemplations reminded me of a book i am just starting to read entitled, "the other einstein" by marie benedict.
since i haven't read it, i will type from the novel's inside flap, "what secrets may have lurked in the shadows of albert einstein's fame? in 1896, the extraordinarily gifted mileva "mitza" maric is the only woman studying physics at an elite school in zurich. for her, math seems like an easier path than marriage, until she falls in love with fellow student albert einstein. charismatic and brilliant, albert promises to treat her as an equal in both love and science. but as albert's fame grows, is there room for more than one genius in a marriage? this is the untold story of albert's first wife, a brilliant scientist in her own right, whose contributions to the special theory of relativity have been hotly debated."
since i haven't read it, i will type from the novel's inside flap, "what secrets may have lurked in the shadows of albert einstein's fame? in 1896, the extraordinarily gifted mileva "mitza" maric is the only woman studying physics at an elite school in zurich. for her, math seems like an easier path than marriage, until she falls in love with fellow student albert einstein. charismatic and brilliant, albert promises to treat her as an equal in both love and science. but as albert's fame grows, is there room for more than one genius in a marriage? this is the untold story of albert's first wife, a brilliant scientist in her own right, whose contributions to the special theory of relativity have been hotly debated."
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