the other einstein a novel by marie benedict

In the Epilogue (August 4, 1948) Mitza writes:Įvery body continues at rest or in motion in a straight line unless compelled to change by forces impressed upon it. His lack of interest in their children, lack of care for her sorrow when one died, and romantic involvement with other women give a tarnish to the sheen of his brilliance in academics. Their letters show discussions of physics and its reflection of the divine that have indicated to the physics world that she may have been responsible for the discoveries which he has claimed for himself. Arrogant with his professors to the point of avoiding classes then relying on Mitza’s notes to pass his exams while she tries to conform to all that he wants his “Dollie” to be and as a result misses out on her own finals, destroying her own path to what would surely have become a brilliant career. The Other Einstein gives us a glimpse into a harsher reality of the genius of a ruthless and ambitious Albert Einstein, moody and demanding and at times brutal and abusive in his quest to have the limelight to himself. But as Albert’s fame grows, is there room for more than one genius in a marriage? Charismatic and brilliant, Albert promises to treat her as an equal in both love and science. For her, science seems like an easier path than marriage, until she falls in love with fellow student Albert Einstein. 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. Author/lawyer Marie Benedict began research when she first realized that Einstein had married a classmate from his university years in Zurich and that correspondence between the two that came to light in the 1980s had “caused ripples throughout the physics world” calling into question whether the theory of relativity was Albert’s discovery or Mileva’s.

The Other Einstein is the fascinating biographical fiction of Mileva Maric Einstein, wife and colleague of Albert Einstein, physicist and Nobel Prize winner who ostensibly discovered the theory of relativity.

The other einstein a novel by marie benedict