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Theirs becomes a partnership of the mind and of the heart, but there might not be room for more than one genius in a marriage. Einsteins friend, mathematician conrad habicht, joined their debates, and the three met regularly over drinks and cigars in einsteins bohemian apartment to read and. The other einstein is an easytoread book based on the premise that mileva marie, albert einsteins wife, was responsible, in great part, for his theory of relativity. The other einstein by marie benedict makes for interesting and heartbreaking reading. Join us in a conversation below, or use these questions to discuss with your book club or those around you.
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The book is a well written story of the life of mileva maric. Poe, the other einstein offers us a window into a brilliant. Instead the book is a deeply personal tale told entirely from milevas perspective. The book is not only interesting but really explores a woman who made sacrifices for love. The other einstein takes you into milevas heart, mind, and study as she tries to forge a place for herself in a scientific world. Our book club page for the other einstein by marie benedict includes book club discussion questions, author website, book. The other einstein discussion questions east central. While rachel is correct that there is a reading group guide at the back of the other einstein, i am also happy to take your individual book club questions and answer them for you. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The other einstein one of popsugars 25 books youre going to curl up with this fall. However, i felt the book to be a bit boring and almost repetitive and whiny in regards to mileva, einsteins wife or the other einstein. The other einstein is an easytoread book based on the premise that mileva marie, albert einstein s wife, was responsible, in great part, for his theory of relativity which won him the nobel prize. October 18, 2016 like so many male geniustypes, albert einstein s behavior toward at least one woman who supported him was revolting.
Offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in einsteins enormous shadow. The events of the other einstein take place between 1896, when maric and einstein met while studying physics in zurich, and their divorce in 1914, so einstein s oftencovered role in world war ii and the founding of israel have no place in the narrative. Fortunately, marie benedicts tragic, crisply told novel isnt about albert, but about his serbian, almostasbrilliant first wife. The other einstein is a heartbreaking story in so many ways.