--- product_id: 47528981 title: "The Other Einstein" price: "€ 21.91" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.sk/products/47528981-the-other-einstein store_origin: SK region: Slovakia --- # The Other Einstein **Price:** € 21.91 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Other Einstein - **How much does it cost?** € 21.91 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sk](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/47528981-the-other-einstein) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: The Other Einstein: A Novel: 9781492647584: Benedict, Marie: Books Review: Magnificent! - Knowing very little about the Einsteins, I dove into these pages! The author is so easy to read, so interesting the way she captures raw emotion. I found myself despising Albert for his dishonesty & deception. This book will rile up many women in many roles, as it should! A very enjoyable, albeit sad, story. Review: Behind every great man is an even greater woman - I thoroughly enjoyed this book! One of my favorite book styles is to take a lesser known character or event from history and develop a story around it. I enjoy an in-depth researched story, whether it is fiction or non-fiction. The Other Einstein is historical fiction. Warning: if you are a major fan of Albert Einstein, he is not very appealing in this book. Actually, he is portrayed as quite an ass! This book follows the life and career of Mileva Maric, who will eventually become Mrs. Einstein. She is a Serbian girl who has great skill in mathematics and physics. Her father encourages her education, partly because she was born with a limp and the family believes no one will marry her. With her father's help and encouragement, she is accepted at university in Zurich Switzerland. She lives in a pension with three other brilliant girls who are in the city to attend universities. She is the only female in her physics class and the professor does not hide his contempt. Mileva works hard and excels beyond her male peers. Albert Einstein is one of her classmates and he is clearly smitten with her. She resists at first because she wants to be taken seriously as a scholar and because she does not want to derail her education. Albert wears her down, despite the warnings of her best friend Helene. Also, Helene meets and eventually marries a man, thus breaking their pact to remain single and career focused. Albert and Mileva have a wonderful courtship and he treats her as an intellectual equal. They work together. He also pressures her to adopt a Bohemian lifestyle. By Bohemian, he means have sex out of wedlock. She becomes pregnant and has a daughter. She is unable to graduate and does not earn her degree. At this point their relationship slowly disintegrates. Albert is unable to find work, partly due to his arrogant attitude. He refuses to meet his daughter and she dies very young. The death deeply affects Mileva. Albert later marries her, despite the opposition of his family and they have two sons. The relationship sours further. The premise of this story is that Mileva is the one who actually discovered and articulated the Theory of Relativity while she was mourning for her daughter. Albert and Mileva co-write the paper, though he removes her name without her knowledge. He publishes all their work under his name and gives her no credit. He also becomes an increasingly bitter, nasty, egotistical, and vindictive man. Mileva wants a divorce, but that is not an easy thing in the early 1900's. Mileva's real role in the Theory of Relativity is unknown. Among scientists and scholars, some believe she was a sounding board for Albert, others believe that she did the mathematical equations for his theories, and some believe she is the author. I enjoyed this book because I learned about science at the turn of the 20th century. I was enraged at the treatment of women, especially the way that intelligent women were belittled and looked upon with suspicion. There were several times when I was internally screaming at Mileva to grow a spine or at least bash Albert in the head with a book! In other words, the characters and the story evoked strong feelings for me. And that is a sign of a good book! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 1492647586 | | Best Sellers Rank | #19,039 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #29 in Biographical Historical Fiction #40 in Biographical & Autofiction #674 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (16,351) | | Dimensions | 5.51 x 0.83 x 8.27 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 9781492647584 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1492647584 | | Item Weight | 12.1 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 336 pages | | Publication date | August 29, 2017 | | Publisher | Sourcebooks Landmark | ## Images ![The Other Einstein - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81K4pLE3vUL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Magnificent! *by S***L on August 4, 2025* Knowing very little about the Einsteins, I dove into these pages! The author is so easy to read, so interesting the way she captures raw emotion. I found myself despising Albert for his dishonesty & deception. This book will rile up many women in many roles, as it should! A very enjoyable, albeit sad, story. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Behind every great man is an even greater woman *by S***S on December 16, 2016* I thoroughly enjoyed this book! One of my favorite book styles is to take a lesser known character or event from history and develop a story around it. I enjoy an in-depth researched story, whether it is fiction or non-fiction. The Other Einstein is historical fiction. Warning: if you are a major fan of Albert Einstein, he is not very appealing in this book. Actually, he is portrayed as quite an ass! This book follows the life and career of Mileva Maric, who will eventually become Mrs. Einstein. She is a Serbian girl who has great skill in mathematics and physics. Her father encourages her education, partly because she was born with a limp and the family believes no one will marry her. With her father's help and encouragement, she is accepted at university in Zurich Switzerland. She lives in a pension with three other brilliant girls who are in the city to attend universities. She is the only female in her physics class and the professor does not hide his contempt. Mileva works hard and excels beyond her male peers. Albert Einstein is one of her classmates and he is clearly smitten with her. She resists at first because she wants to be taken seriously as a scholar and because she does not want to derail her education. Albert wears her down, despite the warnings of her best friend Helene. Also, Helene meets and eventually marries a man, thus breaking their pact to remain single and career focused. Albert and Mileva have a wonderful courtship and he treats her as an intellectual equal. They work together. He also pressures her to adopt a Bohemian lifestyle. By Bohemian, he means have sex out of wedlock. She becomes pregnant and has a daughter. She is unable to graduate and does not earn her degree. At this point their relationship slowly disintegrates. Albert is unable to find work, partly due to his arrogant attitude. He refuses to meet his daughter and she dies very young. The death deeply affects Mileva. Albert later marries her, despite the opposition of his family and they have two sons. The relationship sours further. The premise of this story is that Mileva is the one who actually discovered and articulated the Theory of Relativity while she was mourning for her daughter. Albert and Mileva co-write the paper, though he removes her name without her knowledge. He publishes all their work under his name and gives her no credit. He also becomes an increasingly bitter, nasty, egotistical, and vindictive man. Mileva wants a divorce, but that is not an easy thing in the early 1900's. Mileva's real role in the Theory of Relativity is unknown. Among scientists and scholars, some believe she was a sounding board for Albert, others believe that she did the mathematical equations for his theories, and some believe she is the author. I enjoyed this book because I learned about science at the turn of the 20th century. I was enraged at the treatment of women, especially the way that intelligent women were belittled and looked upon with suspicion. There were several times when I was internally screaming at Mileva to grow a spine or at least bash Albert in the head with a book! In other words, the characters and the story evoked strong feelings for me. And that is a sign of a good book! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Emotional, Engaging *by L***R on March 1, 2026* I listened to the audiobook for this engaging story. Between Mozhan Marno’s narration and Marie Benedict’s words, I was glued to the story of another “woman behind the man,” Albert Einstein’s wife, a physicist in her own right, who was basically erased from history. As with all historical fiction, the author played with some facts for the sake of the story, yet the basics are true. Read the novel and meet an incredible woman who finally has her due, thanks to Marie Benedict. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sk/products/47528981-the-other-einstein](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/47528981-the-other-einstein) --- *Product available on Desertcart Slovakia* *Store origin: SK* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*