Thursday, April 28, 2005
The Long, Strange Journey of Einstein's Brain
"Albert Einstein died 50 years ago Monday. While that day marked the end of his life, it was only the beginning of a long, strange journey for his brain.
Thomas Harvey, a doctor at the hospital where Einstein died, removed the famous scientist's brain and kept it with him over the next four decades. Harvey wanted to know what made Einstein a genius.
As Brian Burrell writes in his new book Postcards from the Brain Museum, Harvey wasn't alone. Scientists have long sought to understand the nature of genius and before computers and imaging technology, they had few options other than studying the actual brain.
Burrell discusses the long, strange journey of Einstein's brain."
LISTEN TO AUTHOR:
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ME&showDate=18-Apr-2005&segNum=15&NPRMediaPref=WM&getAd=1
READ:
Excerpted from Postcards From the Brain Museum by Brian Burrell Copyright © 2005 by Brian Burrell.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4602913
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"Albert Einstein died 50 years ago Monday. While that day marked the end of his life, it was only the beginning of a long, strange journey for his brain.
Thomas Harvey, a doctor at the hospital where Einstein died, removed the famous scientist's brain and kept it with him over the next four decades. Harvey wanted to know what made Einstein a genius.
As Brian Burrell writes in his new book Postcards from the Brain Museum, Harvey wasn't alone. Scientists have long sought to understand the nature of genius and before computers and imaging technology, they had few options other than studying the actual brain.
Burrell discusses the long, strange journey of Einstein's brain."
LISTEN TO AUTHOR:
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ME&showDate=18-Apr-2005&segNum=15&NPRMediaPref=WM&getAd=1
READ:
Excerpted from Postcards From the Brain Museum by Brian Burrell Copyright © 2005 by Brian Burrell.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4602913
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