Mileva Maric met Albert Einstein in Zurich when she was studying physics in college-she was the only woman in her class.

I started reading to learn more about Albert Einstein’s first wife, but ultimately I finished having learned more about the life of a woman in science during this time in history. Since I’ve finished the book, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the story. Rather, she wants to share more about the woman that has lived in his shadow. In Marie Benedict’s Author’s Notes for this book, she is very clear that she isn’t trying to diminish Mr. I mean, I’ve seen his picture on posters but I didn’t know anything about his private life or about his family. Review:īefore reading The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict, I knew next to nothing about Albert Einstein. How the heck is this even possible? It seems like a far-fetched thing today, but for women back in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, it didn’t seem like I had to stretch my mind too hard to imagine this. But I also was interested in the story of a woman living in the shadow of her famous husband. I fell in love with this book cover – I absolutely love it.

Poe, The Other Einstein reveals a complicated partnership that is as fascinating as it is troubling. But as Albert’s fame grows, so too does Mileva’s worry that her light will be lost in her husband’s shadow forever.Ī literary historical in the tradition of The Paris Wife and Mrs. There, she falls for charismatic fellow student Albert Einstein, who promises to treat her as an equal in both love and science. In 1896, the extraordinarily gifted Mileva is the only woman studying physics at an elite school in Zürich. What secrets may have lurked in the shadows of Albert Einstein’s fame? His first wife, Mileva “Mitza” Marić, was more than the devoted mother of their three children-she was also a brilliant physicist in her own right, and her contributions to the special theory of relativity have been hotly debated for more than a century. Published by Sourcebooks Landmark on October 18, 2016īuy from Amazon| Buy from Barnes & Noble| Buy from Book DepositoryĪ vivid and mesmerizing novel about the extraordinary woman who married and worked with one of the greatest scientists in history.

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