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The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

And I'm told his sonwent for it, And then pretty muchthe executor, otto nathan,had to go...

And I'm told his son
went for it, And then pretty much
the executor, otto nathan,
had to go along with it

Full Transcript

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And I'm told his son went for it,
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And then pretty much the executor, otto nathan, had to go along with it.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:20
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

Pathologist who performed Einstein's autopsy stole his brain, hoping to reveal source of genius. But decision haunted him.
He said, "okay, go ahead and study it." - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
He said, "okay, go ahead and study it."
- And tom makes this promise, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:26
- And tom makes this promise,
That it would not become the object of layperson's fascination, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:13
That it would not become the object of layperson's fasc...
So, that was tom harvey's promise. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
So, that was tom harvey's promise.
- This was a violation of einstein the man, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:14
- This was a violation of einstein the man,
Who was he to make that call? - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
Who was he to make that call?
You know, nowadays, hopefully, I would hope that morgues - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
You know, nowadays, hopefully, I would hope that morgues
- The rest of einstein was cremated. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
- The rest of einstein was cremated.
Some people feel they were scattered near the crematorium in ewing. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
Some people feel they were scattered near the crematorium in...
Other people felt that they scattered them on lake carnegie, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
Other people felt that they scattered them on lake carnegie,
I mean, that was always one of the crazier aspects of this story. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
I mean, that was always one of the crazier aspects of this s...
I mean, when they were collecting einstein's papers - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:19
I mean, when they were collecting einstein's papers
I think that when tom first took the brain into his possession, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:14
I think that when tom first took the brain into his possessi...
- The first thing was to preserve the tissue, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:14
- The first thing was to preserve the tissue,
This is double fixation. This is what you want to do - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
This is double fixation. This is what you want to do
And then once they were in the plastic stuff - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
And then once they were in the plastic stuff
(whirring) - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
(whirring)
Well, you got a fancier one for that, a very special one - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
Well, you got a fancier one for that, a very special one
- After he had sectioned the brain into, you know, 240 pieces or so, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:23
- After he had sectioned the brain into, you know, 240 piece...
(jazzy music) - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:11
(jazzy music)