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Einstein's brain was preserved for study after his death from "summary" of Albert Einstein by Walter Isaacson
After Albert Einstein passed away in 1955, the pathologist who performed his autopsy, Dr. Thomas Stoltz Harvey, decided to do something rather unusual. Instead of burying or cremating the brain like most people would do, he chose to preserve it for scientific study. Dr. Harvey believed that by examining Einstein's brain, researchers could potentially uncover clues about the source of his genius. So, without the permission of Einstein's family, he removed and preserved the brain. For the next several decades, Einstein's brain remained in Dr. Harvey's possession, as he sought out various researchers to study it. However, the scientific community was initially hesitant to take on this unique opportunity. It wasn't until the 1980s that a few researchers finally decided to investigate Einstein's brain to see if it held any secrets. One of the first studies conducted on Einstein's brain found that certain regions, such as the parietal lobes, were larger than average. This led to speculation that these areas might be linked to his excep...
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