His teachers predicted a glorious future for him, on account of his irrepressible curiosity and his evident talent in the exact sciences, but several years after graduating, The Schrödinger found himself nothing more than a run-of-the-mill physicist. None of his articles had made a significant contribution to the field. He had no siblings, nor could he have children with Anny, and if he died, his family name would be lost forever. His biological and intellectual sterility made him consider divorce: perhaps he should give up everything, perhaps he should stop drinking and chasing after every
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