Mileva Maric
Overview
- Mostly did mathematical physics
- First wife of Albert Einstein
- Never recieved credit for her work
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Childhood and Growing Up
Early Life
- Born December 19, 1875, in Titel, Serbia
Parents: Marija Ruzic & Milos Maric - Oldest of three children
- When she was young, dad left military & took a job at court in Ruma
- Started high school in 1886
Location: Novi Sad - Switched to a high school in Sremska Mitrovica the next year
- Attended The Royal Serbian Grammar School in 1890
Location: Sabac - Enrolled at the all male Royal Classical High School in 1891
Location: Zagreb - Passed the final exams in September 1894
- Got the highest grades ever in mathematics and physics
- Fell ill & moved to Switzerland
- Started studying Medicine
- She enrolled in a course to teach physics & mathematics at the same time as Albert Einstein
- Became close friends with Albert Einstein
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College Education
- Studied at Heidelberg University for the winter semester 1897/98
- Studied:
- Differential & integral calculus
- Mechanics & astronomy
- Descriptive & projective geometry
- Theoretical, experimental, & applied physics
- Became pregnant in 1901 by Einstein
- Daughter born in 1902; unknown what happened to her
- Daughter most likely died before adulthood
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Married Life
- Was not treated well
- Greatly contributed to Einstein's work, but was not given credit
- Einstein's bad side:
- Extremely reclusive
- No care for personal hygiene
- Cheated; had affairs with other women
- Unfair extreme demands
Made Mileva do all the work - Forbid any personal relations
- No intimacy with wife
- Demanded Mileva be quiet and leave him alone
- Didn't give Mileva any credit for her help/ideas
- Divorced in 1919
- Died on August 4, 1948
Age 72
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