When Einstein’s Brain Was Stolen

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Image of Einstein’s brain, photographed by Dr S Harvey; Public domain/Wikipedia.
Einstein’s brain reminds us how scientific curiosity can veer dangerously close to exploitation.

On the morning of April 18, 1955, Albert Einstein, the man who had unravelled the fabric of the universe with his theory of relativity, passed away in Princeton, New Jersey. His death, caused by a ruptured aorta, marked the end of a life that had reshaped our understanding of space, time, and reality.

But what followed in the wake of his passing was far from ordinary. His brain, that most celebrated organ, would embark on a strange journey. This journey would outlast even his legendary genius and raise uncomfortable questions about ethics, autonomy, and the meaning of scientific curiosity.



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