Aug 1, 2019 • 21M

The Pregnant Scientist Who Raced Against Death to Transform Physics

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In 1749, Emilie du Châtelet feared bearing a child at 42 would be the last thing she did. In her final year, she worked furiously on a magnum opus that would change the world.

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