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The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

(typewriter clacking) - Dear dr. Harvey, I'm writing you to renew ouracquaintance of...

(typewriter clacking) - Dear dr. Harvey, I'm writing you to renew our
acquaintance of almost 27 years, But also to inquire about your
present intention to describe And publish your work
on einstein's brain

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- Dear dr. Harvey,
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I'm writing you to renew our acquaintance of almost 27 years,
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But also to inquire about your present intention to describe
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And publish your work on einstein's brain.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:07
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.
- It's like this homework assignment, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
- It's like this homework assignment,
You have this long-standing, important assignment - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
You have this long-standing, important assignment
For decades, this poor man - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
For decades, this poor man
- So, steve levy writes his article - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
- So, steve levy writes his article
And you know, it seemed like - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
And you know, it seemed like
And science, which is one of the leading science journals, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:15
And science, which is one of the leading science journals,
And someone in the lab of marian diamond at berkeley - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
And someone in the lab of marian diamond at berkeley
And marian diamond is this, you know, dynamo maverick, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:12
And marian diamond is this, you know, dynamo maverick,
She was doing all kinds of studies proving - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:10
She was doing all kinds of studies proving
She was showing that there was a kind of brain cell - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:11
She was showing that there was a kind of brain cell
So she's doing this kind of work, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:13
So she's doing this kind of work,
And she think, "hmm, I wonder how many glial cells he had." - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:14
And she think, "hmm, I wonder how many glial cells he h...
(crickets chirping) - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
(crickets chirping)
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(soft music)
So here he was in his 70s, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:08
So here he was in his 70s,
If somebody didn't have money to be treated, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:07
If somebody didn't have money to be treated,
If they'd bake him a loaf of bread, and we were even. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:05
If they'd bake him a loaf of bread, and we were even.
He genuinely cares about people. - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:06
He genuinely cares about people.
- When I first met dr. Tom harvey, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:11
- When I first met dr. Tom harvey,
The man on the other line said, - The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain 00:15
The man on the other line said,