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The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

(chuckling) I didn't quite knowwhat to think about that For a long time, but you know, He...

(chuckling) I didn't quite know
what to think about that For a long time, but you know, He seemed so calm
about the whole process That I just tried
to absorb it and enjoy it

Full Transcript

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(chuckling)
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I didn't quite know what to think about that
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For a long time, but you know,
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He seemed so calm about the whole process
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That I just tried to absorb it and enjoy it.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:01
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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.
(man): At princeton university lives new jersey's - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
(man): At princeton university lives new jersey's
- Albert einstein came to princeton in '33. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
- Albert einstein came to princeton in '33.
The stories of, you know, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
The stories of, you know,
Even though he had this statement about, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
Even though he had this statement about,
(dog barking) (giggling) - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
(dog barking) (giggling)
(eerie music) - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:12
(eerie music)
You know, some of them were clearly brains. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
You know, some of them were clearly brains.
It was very strange, and it was a real source of wonder - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
It was very strange, and it was a real source of wonder
We should've charged money. I could've been a very... - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
We should've charged money. I could've been a very...
- Einstein was an interesting man of contradictions. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
- Einstein was an interesting man of contradictions.
On the one hand, he really didn't care - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
On the one hand, he really didn't care
And I think that's what made him so popular with people. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
And I think that's what made him so popular with people...
It was kind of this, you know, doing the opposite - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
It was kind of this, you know, doing the opposite
- Tom harvey was always interested in making - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
- Tom harvey was always interested in making
You know, when the boys were young, he would team up - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:11
You know, when the boys were young, he would team up
- An armenian doctor that had lost his laboratory, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:11
- An armenian doctor that had lost his laboratory,
He wanted to use our garage and my father said sure. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
He wanted to use our garage and my father said sure.
And it turned out he was using chickens for his lab subjects. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
And it turned out he was using chickens for his lab subjects...
- The holy grail for einstein was the theory of everything. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
- The holy grail for einstein was the theory of everything.
The idea of saying, can you reconcile quantum mechanics, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
The idea of saying, can you reconcile quantum mechanics,