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The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

Neuroscientist sandra witelson Has just finished peeringinto one of the greatest minds Of...

Neuroscientist sandra witelson Has just finished peering
into one of the greatest minds Of the 20th century

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- Neuroscientist sandra witelson
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Has just finished peering into one of the greatest minds
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Of the 20th century.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:39
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Pathologist who performed Einstein's autopsy stole his brain, hoping to reveal source of genius. But decision haunted him.
- The width of the brain, from left to right, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
- The width of the brain, from left to right,
- I remember her describing it at the time - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
- I remember her describing it at the time
And that's how different this one particular fissure - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
And that's how different this one particular fissure
And it so happens that the regions of the brain - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:22
And it so happens that the regions of the brain
It wasn't math that he envisioned - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:16
It wasn't math that he envisioned
So, you know, when sandra witelson completed her study, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:15
So, you know, when sandra witelson completed her study,
She felt that she had located, to some extent, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
She felt that she had located, to some extent,
Then, after witelson's study, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
Then, after witelson's study,
And I think tom would've felt vindicated for all the years - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
And I think tom would've felt vindicated for all the ye...
But we found every lobe: - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
But we found every lobe:
That is not standard issue, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
That is not standard issue,
- Extraordinary, never-before-seen pictures - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:11
- Extraordinary, never-before-seen pictures
- And now, people can study his brain in detail - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
- And now, people can study his brain in detail
There's an ipad app which has detailed three-dimensional - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
There's an ipad app which has detailed three-dimensiona...
(soft music) - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
(soft music)
But I don't think he did anything with evil intentions. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
But I don't think he did anything with evil intentions.
But he was always about doing the right thing. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
But he was always about doing the right thing.
- He didn't want to use the brain for fame's sake. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
- He didn't want to use the brain for fame's sake.
But he did hope that by doing right by the brain, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
But he did hope that by doing right by the brain,
But he left this earth with his integrity - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
But he left this earth with his integrity