After Albert‘s death in 1955, an autopsy was performed on his body and his brain was removed to be studied. Thomas Harvey, a doctor at the hospital where Einstein died, removed the famous scientist’s brain and kept it with him.
Dr Harvey sectioned the preserved brain into 170 pieces in a lab at the University of Pennsylvania without the permission or a legal right to remove and keep the brain for himself.
Not only did Harvey steal Albert’s brain, but he also stole his eyes and gave them to Einstein’s eye doctor, Henry Abrams. They are kept in a safety deposit box in New York City to this day and are frequently rumoured to be up for auction.
According to the website, jppreston, Abrams said during an interview: “Albert Einstein was a very important part of my life. A lasting influence. Having his eyes means the professor’s life has not ended. A part of him is still with me.”
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