Soon after the death of Albert Einstein a pathologist Thomas Harvey was called for autopsy. In hopes of unlocking the secrets of this genius Harvey stole Einstein's brain and ran away. He kept Einstein's brain in a jar in his basement and preserved it in a solution of Celloidin. Later, he received permission from the family but on one condition, it should be used for research only.

Upon weighing the brain, he found it to be 1,230 grams lighter than an average brain for men of Einstein’s age. Harvey carved Einstein's brain into 240 blocks and made 1,000 microscopic slides of the brain tissue which he sent to scientists all around the world. Slices of Einstein's brain can be seen in The Mütter Museum preserved in glass slides on the main display.

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