Derby Public Library discussion to highlight book on women's history

DERBY - In celebration of Women’s History Month, the featured book at Derby Public Library's Lunchtime Book Discussion is “The Other Einstein” by Marie Benedict.  
The discussion will be held at 12:30 p.m. March 27 at the library, 313 Elizabeth St.

The book offers a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Albert Einstein’s enormous shadow. 

It is the story of Einstein’s wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated and may have been inspired by her own profound and very personal insight.

Einstein may not have been the only mastermind behind his groundbreaking ideas about relativity. 

It turns out the renowned theoretical physicist collaborated a great deal with his first wife, Mileva Marić, a Serbian woman of modest means who was one of the few women to study math and science at the Zurich Polytechnic School where the two met.  
Did giving Mileva his Nobel Prize earnings assuage his guilt for her unacknowledged assistance and confirm her contribution to his work? 
Benedict makes a strong case that the brilliant woman behind him was integral to his success, and creates a rich historical portrait in the process. 

Lunchtime Book Discussions are held the last Wednesday of the month and are free and open to the public.
Multiple copies of the book will be available at the circulations desk.  
Drop-ins are welcome; no registration required.  
For information call 203-736-1482.

This is a press release from Kathy Wilson, Head of Adult Circulation, Derby Public Library.