![]() ![]() Allen Esterson, a former lecturer in physics and mathematics, analyses claims made for her influence and contributions. Science historian David Cassidy presents an evidence-based history of Marić’s life and her marriage to Einstein. And ever since, scholars have been arguing about how much credit for Einstein’s astounding contributions to physics should go to Marić.Įinstein’s Wife, the latest book on this contested history, has three authors. Decades later, their letters, acquaintances’ memories and biographies were published. Marić faced a barrage of personal and professional setbacks just as her career should have begun. Einstein went on to found modern physics. They studied together, fell in love, married. ![]() Both studied physics, taking some of the same courses and, in many of those, getting comparable course results. One was Mileva Marić, a 20-year-old Serbian the other, Albert Einstein, a 17-year-old German. In 1896, two students entered a Swiss university together. ![]() Cassidy, with Ruth Lewin Sime MIT Press (2019) Credit: PictureLux/The Hollywood Archive/AlamyĮinstein’s Wife: The Real Story of Mileva Einstein-Marić Allen Esterson & David C. Mileva Marić and Albert Einstein in 1912. ![]()
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