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A major moment in

           Albert’s personal life came
           in 1903 when he got

           married. His new wife was
           a Serbian woman named

           Mileva Marić. She and
           Albert first met back in

           1896 when they were both
           new students at the Zurich

           Polytechnic. They were
           little more than friends

           early on, but a romance               Albert's wife, “Mileva,”
                                                 was very good at math.
           blossomed when they began

           studying together outside of school.
               Mileva had a bright mind, and she looked

                            forward to a career not only
        DID YOU KNOW?           as a teacher, but also as a

                                  contributor in the field

          In 1896, Mileva was the    of physics, just like
           only female enrolled at    Albert. However, their
           the Polytechnic for the
            purpose of getting      relationship took some
           a teaching certificate    unexpected turns that
                in math.
                                  made this very challenging


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