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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
Why Did Mileva Fail her Exams?
In looking at the history of Mileva’s academic career and thinking about what motivated her after she became pregnant with Einstein’s child, I ask myself that question. Prior to July 1900, she had never failed an exam. That month was … Continue reading
Posted in Einstein, Lake Como, Mileva Maric, reading, writing
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Decisions, Decisions
It’s time to fictionalize. When Einstein and Mileva went to Lake Como, it’s unknown where they spent the nights. On the most fateful day, the day they took a horse-drawn sleigh through the blinding six meter deep snow into Splugen … Continue reading
Serbia! (It Isn’t England)
One of my challenges with this book, in addition to getting a sense of all the physics, is that I have not yet visited the countries important to the principal persons in the text. Generating scene tends to be very … Continue reading
Posted in Asne Seierstad, Mileva Maric, reading, Serbia
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Serbia! (It Isn’t England)
One of my challenges with this book, in addition to getting a sense of all the physics, is that I have not yet visited the countries important to the principal persons in the text. Generating scene tends to be very … Continue reading
Posted in Asne Seierstad, Mileva Maric, reading, Serbia
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Some Convincing Evidence
In my ongoing collection of evidence that Mileva either did or did not contribute to Einstein’s theories, I come upon two passages in Highfield and Carter’s The Private Lives of Albert Einstein which would indicate that she did not. Mileva … Continue reading
Posted in Einstein, Mileva Maric, reading, Research methods
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Chekhov on Writing about Thorny Issues
In a letter to writer/publisher A. S. Suvorin, Chekhov wrote, “You are right in demanding that an artist should take an intelligent attitude toward his work, but you confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It … Continue reading
Posted in Anton Chekhov, Darwin, Einstein, Mileva Maric, reading, writing
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The Squirrely Place
I’m reading the biography, learning the science, and still, I’m in that awful, squirrely place where the locus of the novel refuses to emerge. I watched a Nova dvd over the weekend, one called Einstein Revealed, and am somewhat into … Continue reading
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