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The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

He was a chain-smokingpathologist, wrote a bunch Of books, he supposedlylooked at...

He was a chain-smoking
pathologist, wrote a bunch Of books, he supposedly
looked at mussolini's brain And robert ley's brain,
who was a nazi criminal

Full Transcript

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He was a chain-smoking pathologist, wrote a bunch
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Of books, he supposedly looked at mussolini's brain
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And robert ley's brain, who was a nazi criminal.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:36
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 was kind of a hard-bitten guy, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
He was kind of a hard-bitten guy,
He says, "well, you are going to leave the brain - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:11
He says, "well, you are going to leave the brain
- He had never any intention of turning the brain - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:28
- He had never any intention of turning the brain
That was another motivating factor for him to hold on to it. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
That was another motivating factor for him to hold on to it.
- I mean, this is a labor of love. This is off the clock. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
- I mean, this is a labor of love. This is off the clock.
"does my patient have kidney cancer, dr. Harvey?" - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
"does my patient have kidney cancer, dr. Harvey?"
- He really thought that if he devoted himself - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:15
- He really thought that if he devoted himself
The irony was that after taking this brain - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:11
The irony was that after taking this brain
After tom harvey took the brain, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
After tom harvey took the brain,
The rumor was that tom ended up having an affair - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
The rumor was that tom ended up having an affair
And apparently, this word got out - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
And apparently, this word got out
She was livid. And so, she went to jack kaufmann - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:20
She was livid. And so, she went to jack kaufmann
Do you know this is happening?" - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
Do you know this is happening?"
(chuckling) I don't know how many times - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:12
(chuckling) I don't know how many times
- No one really knows why he quit his position - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
- No one really knows why he quit his position
You know, maybe his marriage was going south, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:11
You know, maybe his marriage was going south,
Did he get pushed a bit because of the einstein publicity? - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
Did he get pushed a bit because of the einstein publicity?
He certainly, sometime late in the 60s, resigned. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
He certainly, sometime late in the 60s, resigned.
- Well, when he and my mom met and they were just dating, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
- Well, when he and my mom met and they were just dating,
(laughing) - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
(laughing)