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The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

And the problem camethe next day When einstein's family readsabout it in the new york...

And the problem came
the next day When einstein's family reads
about it in the new york times That einstein's brain
did not get cremated
with the rest of him

Full Transcript

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- And the problem came the next day
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When einstein's family reads about it in the new york times
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That einstein's brain did not get cremated with the rest of him.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:21
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.
- I mean, I understand that members of einstein's family - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:25
- I mean, I understand that members of einstein's famil...
- Somehow, harvey had a conversation with otto nathan, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:14
- Somehow, harvey had a conversation with otto nathan,
You know, a genius for the ages, and a man of science. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
You know, a genius for the ages, and a man of science.
And I'm told his son went for it, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
And I'm told his son went for it,
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