Busybee in Her Hive Turns 315 · 4:09pm Dec 17th, 2021
Émilie du Châtelet (Equestrian: "Busybee in Her Hive"), the departed love of Voltaire's life, turned 315 today, her birthday commemorated with a Google Doodle:
“Growing up, I always suspected that a woman could be just as smart, just as brave, just as worthy as a man,” said Voltaire. “But I never met a woman who was all of those things before I met Émilie.”
“Describe her to us,” said Celestia.
“Émilie was the smartest person I ever met. Any subject she set her mind to, she could learn. Even when the only texts she could find were mangled translations, and the only people she could get to teach her were hopeless incompetents, she somehow always managed to extract the truth and end up an absolute master of the subject. When all of France’s intellectuals united behind a misled French rival of Newton, Émilie not only mastered Newtonism, she wrote the first translation of Newton’s masterpiece into French, and together she and I wrote a popularization of Newton that converted the masses to the side of truth. And she was not just a genius in the sciences: she was also an expert at economics and history. Her concentration was unsurpassed, and so was her ability to bring her brilliant imaginings to life. She was the Scientist writ large, and the world lost its most precious jewel on the day she died.” As he finished the eulogy of his dear wife*, he lowered his head in remembrance.
All of the ponies remained silent, giving the human his moment.
* Translator’s Note #2: I won’t tell the author if you don’t.
“You know,” Princess Celestia said finally, “I think I really would have liked to have met her.”
“She would have made a good Sparkle,” admitted Morningstar grudgingly.
And in my continuity, Princess Celestia deliberately shaped Twilight Sparkle's life in hopes of creating the pony version of Busybee.
Absolutely delightful. Happy Birthday Busybee.
Genius comes in all sizes, shapes, colors, and varieties. Happy Birthday to a genius's genius.
Would that she and Ada Lovelace join forces to fight crime.
Ah, thanks, and neat. And indeed, a happy birthday to her. :)