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The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

Somehow, harvey had aconversation with otto nathan, Fellow émigréand einstein's executor,...

Somehow, harvey had a
conversation with otto nathan, Fellow émigré
and einstein's executor, And hans albert, his son, And convinced them that this
is a unique specimen

Full Transcript

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- Somehow, harvey had a conversation with otto nathan,
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Fellow émigré and einstein's executor,
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And hans albert, his son,
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And convinced them that this is a unique specimen.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:03
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.
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
- The rest of einstein was cremated. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
- The rest of einstein was cremated.
Some people feel they were scattered near the crematorium in ewing. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
Some people feel they were scattered near the crematorium in...
Other people felt that they scattered them on lake carnegie, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
Other people felt that they scattered them on lake carnegie,
I mean, that was always one of the crazier aspects of this story. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
I mean, that was always one of the crazier aspects of this s...
I mean, when they were collecting einstein's papers - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:19
I mean, when they were collecting einstein's papers
I think that when tom first took the brain into his possession, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:14
I think that when tom first took the brain into his possessi...
- The first thing was to preserve the tissue, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:14
- The first thing was to preserve the tissue,
This is double fixation. This is what you want to do - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
This is double fixation. This is what you want to do
And then once they were in the plastic stuff - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:09
And then once they were in the plastic stuff
(whirring) - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
(whirring)
Well, you got a fancier one for that, a very special one - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
Well, you got a fancier one for that, a very special one