Albert Einsteinâs first wife Mileva (Mitza) MariÄ was also a brilliant physicist. They met at the Polytechnic Institute of Zurich, where she had fought for special permissions to attend and where she received higher marks than Albert. Mitza put in as much if not more work on their theories but wasnât credited because Albert told her their works wouldnât get published with a womanâs name on them. Many of his lecture notes are in Mitzaâs handwriting, and Albert was once heard at a party saying, âI need my wife, she helps solve all of my mathematical problems.â 80% of Einsteinâs famous works were published during this marriage, referred to as his âmagic years.â Those magic years ended abruptly after they divorced due to his infidelity and abandonment.
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