Einstein’s Brain Was Stolen and Chopped Up Into Tiny Pieces...For Science?!
Over 60 years ago, Einstein's brain was stolen, preserved, dissected and sent in pieces across the country. Who was behind this theft for science? How NASA Engineers Use Origami To Design...
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On April 18, 1955 the father of relativity, Albert Einstein, died of a burst Aorta andwas taken to a mortuary in Princeton, New Jersey.Einstein’s wish was to be cremated but the pathologist on duty thought it a shame todestroy such a celebrated brain.So, without permission, he picked up a saw and cut Einstein’s cranium and extractedhis brain… oh and he also grabbed his eyeballs.Dr Harvey then plopped everything into a couple of jars.And promptly alerted the New York Times.The family was furious, but Harvey eventually convinced them his actions were all in thethe name of science!The jar of eyes was given to Einstein’s eye doctor Henry Abrams who placed them ina safe deposit box which is rumoured to be somewhere in New York City.The brain however, went on a far wide...
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On April 18, 1955 the father of relativity, Albert Einstein, died of a burst Aorta andwas taken to a mortuary in Princeton, New Jersey.Einstein’s wish was to be cremated but the pathologist on duty thought it a shame todestroy such a celebrated brain.So, without permission, he picked up a saw and cut Einstein’s cranium and extractedhis brain… oh and he also grabbed his eyeballs.Dr Harvey then plopped everything into a couple of jars.And promptly alerted the New York Times.The family was furious, but Harvey eventually convinced them his actions were all in thethe name of science!The jar of eyes was given to Einstein’s eye doctor Henry Abrams who placed them ina safe deposit box which is rumoured to be somewhere in New York City.The brain however, went on a far wide...
