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What was different about Einstein’s brain?
On Einstein’s death in 1955, his body was taken to an autopsy lab in Princeton, NJ. He had donated his brain to science, prior to the cremation of his body. There, Dr. Thomas Harvey removed his brain, then stole it. … Continue reading
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The Business of Dowries
Most of what I knew about Jewish dowries, prior to researching the Einstein novel, came from the stories of Shalom Aleichem, via Tevye the milkman and Fiddler on the Roof. I extend my gratitude and acknowledgment to Marion Kaplan and … Continue reading
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, … Continue reading
Einstein’s Particular Genius
Nothing new comes of thinking about a problem the same way we created it, Einstein said. It was a good rationale for his reluctance to repeat experiments and collect data that had already been collected by someone else or to … Continue reading
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Einstein’s Particular Genius
Nothing new comes of thinking about a problem the same way we created it, Einstein said. It was a good rationale for his reluctance to repeat experiments and collect data that had already been collected by someone else or to … Continue reading
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My Reading of Fictional Biographies
One of the ways writers make decisions is to read similar work by other authors. I have recently begun to check out fictional biographies from Dayton’s three library systems, to see how other writers have handled some of the problems. … Continue reading
Einstein’s violin
I’m working on a scene where Albert Einstein is playing a largo movement of a Handel sonata for violin and piano. (He was quite an accomplished violinist, and some biographers guess that through his violin he expressed the intimate emotions … Continue reading
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Einstein’s violin
I’m working on a scene where Albert Einstein is playing a largo movement of a Handel sonata for violin and piano. (He was quite an accomplished violinist, and some biographers guess that through his violin he expressed the intimate emotions … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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