The true story of Einstein's oft-forgotten first wife and her contributions to her ex-husband's success.
Einstein’s theory of relativity revolutionized modern science and his name became known worldwide. Lesser known is the story of Mileva Marić, the physicist, mathematician, and fellow student at Zurich Polytechnic who was Einstein’s first wife. Mileva contributed a great deal to his scientific findings, records show, but she received no credit, both in her time and today. In this thrilling production, Serbian playwright Snezena Gnjidic and English translator Milena Trobozic Garfield paint a pensive portrait of the couple’s rocky relationship and her role in developing his history-making ideas. Einstein’s Wife explores the life of a gifted woman living in the shadow of a brilliant man.
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