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The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

(jazzy music) This was the 50s, you know,a high time for science

(jazzy music) This was the 50s, you know,
a high time for science

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This was the 50s, you know, a high time for science.
Duration
9 seconds
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35
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:49
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
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documentary
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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.
You know, color televisions and antibiotics - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
You know, color televisions and antibiotics
There was a whole lot of hubris around science at that time. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
There was a whole lot of hubris around science at that time.
Could we find the source of genius? Of course we can! - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
Could we find the source of genius? Of course we can!
So for tom, in that moment, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:14
So for tom, in that moment,
The president of the hospital at that time wasn't a doctor - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:20
The president of the hospital at that time wasn't a doc...
And he was happy that tom harvey then went out after the autopsy - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:11
And he was happy that tom harvey then went out after the aut...
- I don't know how the media found out about it, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
- I don't know how the media found out about it,
It's on the ground level of the princeton medical center, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
It's on the ground level of the princeton medical cente...
- And the problem came the next day - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:13
- And the problem came the next day
- 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