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Einstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated

In 1919 Einstein divorced Mileva Marić with a settlement that later used Nobel money. Unique 1905 co-authorship is not certified here. In the causal graph this event strengthens the driver Income Inequality.

Einstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated
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In 1919 Einstein divorced Mileva Marić with a settlement that later used Nobel money. Unique 1905 co-authorship is not certified here. Albert Einstein's documented role is: The couple divorced with a settlement that later used prize money. Household labour and credit debates remain live; unique co-authorship claims are not certified here.

Context

The papers project carries letters. Sharing the household file with Mileva is required. The setting of Einstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated is the public file around 1919-02-14. Driver income-inequality is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Why it matters

Worsening path from Einstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated on 1919-02-14. A divorce settlement around prize money is an inequality path of medium-low weight as household file. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.

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Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Albert Einstein

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.28 · verified

    The couple divorced with a settlement that later used prize money. Household labour and credit debates remain live; unique co-authorship claims are not certified here.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactEinstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated
    2. strengthensDriverIncome Inequality

    impact weight 0.25 · Effect from 14 February 1919 · verified

    A divorce settlement around prize money is an inequality path of medium-low weight as household file.

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Einstein Papers Project — 1905 photoelectric paper as later public editionPrinceton University Press / EPP · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Einstein, patent officeEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Britannica — Einstein, Mileva Marić at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-Einstein (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Einstein Papers Project — divorce neighbourhood at https://einsteinpapers.press.princeton.edu/ (opens in a new tab) (Princeton University Press / EPP). Official carrier: Britannica — Einstein, Mileva Marić (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-Einstein (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Einstein Papers Project — divorce neighbourhood (https://einsteinpapers.press.princeton.edu/ (opens in a new tab); Princeton University Press / EPP).

Established: a sourced public record of Einstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated under 1919-02-14 for Albert Einstein. Established: a sourced public record of Einstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated under 1919-02-14.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Mixed effects of Einstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated are separate paths.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

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Shared responsibility is part of Einstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated. Naming Albert Einstein does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1919-02-14 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorAlbert Einstein
  2. contributed toFactEinstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated
  3. strengthensDriverIncome Inequality

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Factrail. (2026). Einstein divorces Mileva Marić in 1919 with a Nobel-money settlement as later dated. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ein-mileva-divorce

https://factrail.ai/facts/ein-mileva-divorce

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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