Wednesday, July 18, 2018

The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict


The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
Published 10/18/2016


A free physical copy, the following review is my own.

First, the cover on this book is so pretty!

Second, this story… It made me feel all types of uncomfortable, in a good way. Albert Einstein is a well-known historical figure, but what about his first wife? She gave birth to three children and was a brilliant physicist. What is the phrase, behind every great man is a woman who pushed him there? 

While Albert’s fame grew, Mileva gave up on her own budding career, or did she? As a woman her thoughts and findings would not have been readily accepted by the public. If Einstein, a man, were to publish them as his own though…

This was a very intriguing book and makes you think more about history that is not told in school. What if Einstein’s theories were not his own? Based on found letters this book could be history, or it could be fiction. Either way it was engaging.

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