Viliam_Bur comments on Division of cognitive labour in accordance with researchers' ability - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 16 January 2014 05:39:28PM 1 point [-]

But you should consider that Einstein spend that year with his wife Mileva Marić who was also a physicist at a time where woman where woman had trouble finding acceptance in the scientific community. The two agreed that the Mileva should get the money from the Nobel Prize.

That's an argument either in favour of or against feminism, but I'm not sure which one.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 16 January 2014 06:17:53PM 8 points [-]

Imagine how much Einstein could discover if he had four wives...

Comment author: Moss_Piglet 16 January 2014 06:42:38PM *  2 points [-]

You jest, but from what I understand that's not far off. He wasn't exactly a polygamist, but at the very least a serial philanderer.