Beautiful tribute. May we all be seen so clearly with whatever time we have on this plane.
In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years
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#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
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Wolfram is obviously a genius but, like a lot of geniuses, so ahead of his time that he'll be recognized, maybe, decades after his own death.
I can't think of any case where that's true. Einstein was recognized as a genius before his death. Most are recognized from childhood (Carl Friedrich Gauss, John Nash, Blaise Pascal, John von Neumann, etc.)
Re: In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years
#63This is a moving tribute. Stephen Wolfram's writing often has certain faults, which I mention only to be able to say that he has here transcended them; this is a genuine and heartfelt piece of writing which makes me feel sad for his loss.
Vale Elise.
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#64I have no words, but this tribute is beautiful. I can’t imagine losing someone like that after so many years. Heartbreaking
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#65> But from that moment on we talked essentially every day for 36 years Man. Our culture is speed running away from one of the greatest joys you can have in your life (a healthy relationship). Stephen, if you can see this, thank you for opening up. Wishing you comfort and peace.
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It's a tribute and he tells you that in the second paragraph.
"But now that Elise is gone I cannot restrain myself from telling the world something about the remarkable person with whom I shared the past 36 years of my life."
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wolfram is obviously a genius but, like a lot of geniuses, so ahead of his time that he'll be recognized, maybe, decades after his own death.
I can't think of any case where that's true. Einstein was recognized as a genius before his death. Most are recognized from childhood (Carl Friedrich Gauss, John Nash, Blaise Pascal, John von Neumann, etc.)
Seems more common in media fields (Van Gogh, Lovecraft, etc.)
Re: In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years
#68she was loved, she was seen, she was valued.
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#69As everybody privileged-to-know knows, a long term partner becomes an equal, and you theirs. One of life's greatest blessings. There is nothing like it.
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#70I met Stephen in 2023 at some MIT AI conference. He was the kindest, most grandfatherly person. I was expecting to meet a relatively pontifical person given some of his work, but he was such the opposite that I was completely taken aback. I spent two hours that evening with him and a small group of people talking about language and maths and so on. (He was very kind to let me take a photo: https://postimg.cc/LYmVCs0G…
> And please, God, let me die with my wife like John Nash did in that NJ Turnpike taxi crash.
amen brother.