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An Exercise in Point-of-View
I’m working on a scene where it’s hard to understand Einstein’s behavior. It’s mid-July, 1901, and Mileva is about to re-sit her exams at the Polytech, having failed them the summer before. It’s her last chance to pass, and, oh-my-god,…
The Wonders of Google Maps
I’ve written before about what a handicap it is to write about a setting I’ve never visited. I can read descriptions in books–and in the case of Albert Einstein, some of the biographers are fine writers who provide me with…
Why did Einstein’s mother hate his wife?
In an effort to understand Pauline Einstein’s (Albert’s mother) outright rejection of her son’s love for Mileva Maric, I did some research on Jewish family values in Germany from 1870 -1900. The obvious answer might be that Mileva was raised…
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Why did Einstein’s mother hate his wife?
In an effort to understand Pauline Einstein’s (Albert’s mother) outright rejection of her son’s love for Mileva Maric, I did some research on Jewish family values in Germany from 1870 -1900. The obvious answer might be that Mileva was raised…
What Is Schizophrenia, Anyway?
No, Einstein was not schizophrenic. But his son, Eduard was. And Mileva’s sister. I have media-inspired notions of schizophrenia, such as from the movie A Beautiful Mind, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, but wasn’t sure how a visual…
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Photo Gallery
Everyone is familiar with the iconic pictures of Einstein as an old man. He has a wild halo of white hair and looks somewhat mad. As with Darwin, whose iconic photo also shows him as old, bearded, and white-haired, I…
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A possible frame for the Einstein novel
Today I read an article on Einstein that might provide a possible frame for the next book. I’m not far enough in to say for certain, but the article presents a possibility. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1211594-7,00.html The materials seem to be there, in print, translated…
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The Trouble with Einstein
In 1912 Albert met Paul Ehrenfest, a physicist and teacher of compatible brilliance. Five years later, Ehrenfest had a son named Vassik born with Downs Syndrome, who in 1932 was institutionalized. By way of comfort, Albert told him, Valuable individuals…
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