Einstein’s Stolen Brain (An Unusual Story)
The Story That I Initially Found Hard to Believe, but Was Made to Accept

A patient with hurtful chest pain was taken to Princeton Hospital on April 17, 1955. An aortic artery rupture was the cause of his death at the age of 76, according to medical professionals. This person was none other than Albert Einstein, the most renowned scientist of the 20th century. Rumors of Einstein’s brain being stolen surfaced jointly with his death and soon after, making headlines and influencing the general public.
At the moment of Einstein’s death, pathologist Dr. Thomas Harvey was present. Harvey conducted an autopsy on Einstein’s body seven hours after his death, recording the reason for his demise and taking measurements of his brain. Einstein’s autopsy was not authorized by any formal letter or permission, despite Dr. Harvey’s assertion that he had one.
Einstein before his death Bequeathed that his body should be burned with his brain on his head but Dr. Thomas put Einstein’s brain into Formalin and brought it to his home and threw his eyes away.

Dr. Harvey’s interest in studying and dissecting Einstein’s brain is more a result of curiosity than of technical knowledge. According to reports, Dr. Harvey consents to Dr. Zimmerman’s request to remove Einstein’s brain. After some time, Zimmerman prepares his New York facility for this research. Still, the Princeton facility administration won’t let him, which leads to a conflict about who owns Einstein’s brain.
In the middle of these disputes, Dr. Harvey ultimately gets kicked out of Princeton Hospital and takes Einstein’s brain to the University of Pennsylvania. There, they investigate it with the help of a brain technician. At this time, a lot of doctors ask Dr. Harvey to be a part of the study; but, since he has already finished his research, he declines their pleas. For inspection, the brain is separated into 1240 slides, and these slides are used for most of the study. Harvey is so adamant about keeping others out of the research on Einstein’s brain that he even got divorced from his wife for pressuring him to include others in the project.

Thirty years later, Harvey is still moving across American cities to make sure no one finds out where he is. After obtaining some of Einstein’s brain slides from Dr. Harvey, Dr. Marian Diamond of UCLA eventually published the first scientific paper on the subject in 1985:
There are more glial cells in Einstein’s brain than in the brains of average people. In actuality, these cells help the neurons in the brain. This indicates that Einstein’s brain was more metabolically active, indicating improved mental and cognitive capacities.
After having his medical license revoked in 1988, Thomas Harvey went back to Princeton. He is asked to see Einstein’s grandson by an author. Dr. Harvey visits the grandson’s house with Einstein’s brain in tow. He realizes he left the brain behind on the way back, but the grandson gives it back to him. He was eventually delivered to Princeton Hospital with the brain. A section of Einstein’s brain is currently on display for the public to see at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia.

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