Einstein and his wife Mileva with their first son

Einstein and his wife Mileva with their first son. Their marriage was long delayed by his family's vehement opposition. "In spite of all the bad things, I cannot help but love him very much," she wrote, "...especially when I see he loves me just as much."

Image © The Albert Einstein Archives, The Jewish National & University Library,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

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