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The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

So...(laughing) He just drove straight through And he delivered a certainportion of the...

So...
(laughing) He just drove straight through And he delivered a certain
portion of the brain To sandra witelson in hamilton

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So... (laughing)
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He just drove straight through
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And he delivered a certain portion of the brain
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To sandra witelson in hamilton.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:28
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
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, she describes holding it in her hands - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
You know, she describes holding it in her hands
You know, you think scientists are somehow immune - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:26
You know, you think scientists are somehow immune
But it can never because it's driven by people. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
But it can never because it's driven by people.
- She wrote this paper about the exceptional brain - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
- She wrote this paper about the exceptional brain
And, I'm gonna do her a disservice, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:16
And, I'm gonna do her a disservice,
- Neuroscientist sandra witelson - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
- Neuroscientist sandra witelson
- 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...