Morning at Tretter: Chatting with Good People

Émilie du Châtelet, Physicist and Femme noble

I've spent the last week not working as much as I should have, but socializing rather more than normal. At least some of the socializing is somewhat productive. My new friend S. told me about Émilie du Châtelet today. She translated the Principia Mathematica into French for her 13-year-old son -- I wonder if he appreciated that? S. has written a screenplay about her, that I will read soon.