The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict. Sourcebooks, Inc., 2016. Historical fiction.
While most of us have heard of Albert Einstein, we are probably not familiar with his first wife, a scientist in her own right and mother of his children. In 1896, the couple meet while in school where Mileva is the only woman. When they fall in love, Albert promises that they will be equals in their careers and marriage. Unfortunately, that is not how things turn out. Benedict manages to convey the love, the tragedies, and the restrictions of the time. The novel will send readers looking for photos of the real Mileva and to nonfiction to find out more about her. In a more enlightened time, Mrs. Einstein might well have received the credit she deserved for her research and not just the money Albert got with his Nobel Prize.
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