2022 | Canada | Documentary

The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain

  • English - 1 mins
  • Director | Michelle Shephard
  • Writer | Michelle Shephard, Carolyn Abraham
  • Producer | Bryn Hughes

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On April 18, 1955, Thomas Harvey, a Princeton pathologist performing the autopsy on Albert Einstein steals the dead scientist’s brain straight out of his head, believing it will solve the mystery of genius and make him a scientific hero. Instead, it leads to his ruin like a relic cursed, after cutting it into 240 pieces and keeping it in cookie jars, cardboard boxes and car trunks for the next forty years.

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