My Husband Is A Genius

The life of a brilliant scientist, who managed to live in the era of “developed” socialism in accordance with his own ideas about freedom and morality, did not leave either his colleagues or the authorities indifferent. There were legends about his sexual adventures, his views on family life - he called his family “cooperative” - were very different from the generally accepted ones: he preferred honest non-interference in the personal lives of both spouses to secret betrayals. He came up with the so-called code of family independence - a “marriage contract of non-aggression.” His behavior seemed defiant, but was only dictated by his inability to lie. In his head, which was filled with a huge number of formulas, there was simply no room left for lies. He didn't lie to avoid confusion. He was very different from “armchair” scientists. When they presented him with a briefcase, he said in bewilderment: “Why? I don’t go to the bathhouse.” He kept all his developments and materials for lectures in his head. It was a unique, ingenious calculating machine. They admired him, envied him, and feared him. It wasn't just his less talented colleagues who feared him. The authorities feared his self-will. He refused the mandatory security required of all physicists involved in “war.” Two young men were assigned to him and followed on his heels, but he literally fell into depression. “They are violating my right to freedom, Cora.” A delegation of students and staff came to Landau and asked him not to give up security - they were afraid of the consequences not only for him. But Dau did not beg - nothing should interfere with work.