Re: Mileva Maric Einstein

From: Double-A (double-a_at_hush.com)
Date: 07/25/04 

Date: 25 Jul 2004 06:50:43 -0700

"Tom Potter" <tdp@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<2mh10bFmqubbU7@uni-berlin.de>...
> "Double-A" <double-a@hush.com> wrote in message
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> > "Tom Potter" <tdp@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> > > "Harry" <harald.vanlintel@epfl.ch> wrote in message
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> > > >
> > > > "Patrick Reany" <reany@asu.edu> wrote in message
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> > > > > "Australopithecus Afarensis" <fossil.lucy@cox.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:<thJLc.12059$Fj6.7888@lakeread07>...
> > > > SNIP
> > > >
> > > > > Gee, that's a toughy, given that after the divorce Mileva went on to
> > > > > PROVE her acumen by publishing 35 scientific papers on her own on
> > > > > general relativity, statistical mechanics, and quantum mechanics.
> She
> > > > > became the elder stateswoman of physics and twice Nobel Prize
> winner,
> > > > > in 1921 and 1930. Oh, but that was an alternative universe, because
> in
> > > > > this one she did NOTHING to distinguish herself at all.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, where's the application of that logic you said people should
> use?
> > > > >
> > > > > Patrick
> > > >
> > > > Patrick, it is your logic that failed dramatically.
> > > > From the fact that before and after their collaboration their
> scientific
> > > > output was little, it is thought that perhaps their collaboration was
> good
> > > > for creativeness and fruitful.
> > >
> > > It is more likely
> > > that she was more interested in raising her children
> > > than in doing science.
> >
> > What a sexist remark!
> >
> > > Many ( Most?) successful career women,
> > > lose interest in the workplace after they
> > > have children, and the children become
> > > the center of their world.
> >
> > More sexism from Potter the Pig!
> >
> > > Also she was busy making a living,
> > > and taking care of Einstein's son,
> > > who was deranged.
> > > That alone would be a full time job.
> > >
> > > Too bad that Einstein did not help out
> > > with this as almost all fathers would have.
> > > In fact most fathers will fight tooth and nail
> > > to get possession of their children.
> >
> > Perhaps Einstein had more profound things on his mind.
>
> What could be more "profound" and moral,
> than consideration for one's children and family?
>
> "Double-A's" position that men are inferior to women,
> in regards to consideration of children and family, appears to be "sexist",
> but no doubt he is right on this point.
>
> The evidence seems to prove
> that women will sacrifice much more for the sake
> of their children and families,
> than most men.
>
> And of course,
> some men will even abandon their children and families,
> in pursuit of personal agendas, usually sex, money, and ego satisfaction.

Which one of these was it in your case, Potter?

Double-A

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