In August 2020 we again braved another patio gathering at
Laura Derrickson's home to discuss her book "The Other Einstein"
by author Marie Benedict,
The book was labelled as historical fiction which sets us up to
not believe that everything was factual.
This is a story of a woman who loved Einstein, his first wife,
who was a brilliant scientist in her own right and who may have
actually shaped his theories that brought him lasting renown.
This book brings to light the story of a brilliant, fascinating woman
Mitza Maric whose mathematical contributions to the theory
of relativity is hotly contested. She got no recognition in any of
the publications of works which led to his Nobel prize.
The book takes us into a scientific world of yesteryear
which was totally dominated by men where this pioneering
woman tries to forge a place for herself.
The book exposed Albert Einstein as an egotistical male bully and
frankly not a nice or kind person ,
The author based her research on existing papers and correspondence
which are at Princeton University.
Whether you believe or not I am sure you learned something
new about this not so famous part of history.
Laura got a star for perfect attendance at her soiree, We even had
a Doug sighting.
I chose the book American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins for
discussion in October.
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