The Secret Woman Behind Einstein's Success: Mileva Marić

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In this episode of Vlogs Of Knowledge we cover an interesting take on perhaps history's most well-known scientist, Albert Einstein... History is so interesting! :)

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[rebeccahoffman]

I think the reason Mileva never spoke up might have been because no one would have believed her.

[Takiki]

3:50 She was the only female in the class, in a male-dominated field at a time where men wanted to keep these field stricly masculine. The teacher might have just wanted to make her fail the exam

[nelidagambetta]

I just finished reading The other Einstein by Marie Benedict so well described all of the experiences that Mileva went through as a gifted woman, the misogynist society at the time, being un supported by Albert once she got pregnant with her first child and so on. I feel sorry for Mileva she was born in the wrong period of time.

[atesen]

I’m so happy you did this video! I did my high school thesis on Mileva and on many other female scientists that were overshadowed by men during their time. Thanks for this video!!!

[hencrazy]

>woman behind Einstein
>crops her out of the video thumbnail
lmao

[celieweizfeld]

Maybe Einstein claimed his wife's theories for himself. It wouldn't be a first, for example the movie Big eye. Considering that at the time men had a lot of power over their wives I think it is possible. The only evidence against it is the letter she wrote saying he fully deserves the credit, but was it done under threat? Also the only class she flunked was oral presentation, but considering the status of women's right at the time maybe the teacher was simply sexist . Finally, maybe giving her the Nobel money was a way to calm her anger down a bit.

[nusaocvirk]

Mileva didn't fail university, she wasn't alowed as a woman to get a diploma. Albert was succesful while maried to her; not before and not after. Mileva's brother was also scientist.

[sahara]

Name any woman who was respected and given credit for their work, their genius, and their contributions to science, the arts, or any other academic endeavor, especially during that time. Clearly this is simply a case of a man having a place in the science community and a woman having a place at home by socially imposed expectations and allowances. Also, no mention of the suspicious fact that all "his" great "thought" came to him while being privy to patents submitted by other great thinkers. He graduated bottom of his class, used his wife for her mathematical abilities, and stole ideas from others. He's a legendary fraud.

[SejSadiSagradi]

At their time, women were not even allowed into most universities. When they got special permission to enroll, as in Mileva's case, the world, including their professors, expected them to subsequently devote themselves to their husband's career. Mileva shared in this belief herself to a great extent and devoted herself to children, home, and her husband, as he had much better chances of getting a proper position that would provide for the family. Their first paper on 'relative motion, ' however, was submitted for publication in both their names but then her name was mysteriously omitted in print. Mileva should be credited for the work on the relativity theory as well.

[VinAbuqrq]

I first came into contact with this story through the first season of NatGeo's "Genius", and this was a great summary.

I tend to believe (without any proof) that she likely abstained from credit at first because she knew that having a woman's name on the paper would make it lose traction on the scientific community, especially since she had never got her degree. Besides, by probably being denied a degree exactly for being a woman, she had experienced first-hand how other scientists would review their papers given that her name was on it as well. Believing they would spend their whole lives together, giving up credit to have at least Albert's recognition to the point of feeding the family was the priority.

It's a shame Albert failed at giving her due credit. If the popularity he got of being a "genius" had been rightfully shared with Mileva, we could have had by now a higher representation of women in STEM fields, overcoming the old stigma of women in 'Hard Sciences' at least half a century earlier. How many 'geniuses' have we lost ever since due to dated prejudice?

[noellewendland]

After his breakthrough with the theory of relativity and its application in science, he didn’t make any significant breakthrough. He instead, ridiculed himself becoming a caricature of the modern science. I think he just published what him and Mileva worked on and it’s variations throughout his whole life. Nothing like Tesla who was always after a new breakthrough, and even now, after death he still is. Facts talk for themselves

[prschuster]

There goes most of my respect for Albert.

[aprileliana]

Perhaps he felt that if he did not give her the money she might reveal to all how much of his work was really hers.

[RosieRoserules]

I have known about this for over 20 years. But also Mozart's sister may have been the one that wrote most of his greatest compositions. While young they both played for royalty and everyone said that his sister was the greater performer and composer. At 14 her father made her stop performing and writing and she was to be married and have a family. She continued writing to her brother throughout their lifetimes and always included new compositions in her letters and he was only glad to perform them

[shaanigi]

She was a mathematician
He was a thinker.
Now you all decide, who did what.

[michaelaalcordo]

I heard a little bit about Mileva but thanks to this I learned more! :) Maybe she didn't speak up because she still loved him? Not quite sure about that.

[criticalcarewaarticles]

This is not a story of Mileva alone. This is the story of each woman on earth. Every woman is exploited- at home front. Mileva sacrificed her life for her lover- who made her pregnancy before marriage- Did not own his children and left two sons at the fate of a woman. I think Albert was a very selfish man. If he were devoted - still he could have achieved success as he did - but he was not faithful husband. Albert should not be given credit for his work alone - since the contribution from Mileva was cheated. The character of Albert was same as his sister Elsa who both prov that,

[arthurtakestwo]

Mileva Marić is serbian scientist like Nikola Tesla.

[crazyx]

I think the reason why mileva never spoke up was because she was scared that no one would believe her and Albert Einstein might have threatened her regarding their children or something OR mileva wanted to live a peaceful life and she loved Albert