who stole einstein's brain
Dr Thomas Harvey was the pathologist who carried out the autopsy. As well as pinpointing the cause of death as a burst aorta, he also sawed open Einstein's skull and snatched his world famous brain. A small time pathologist with BIG ambitions Carolyn Abraham, author of âPossessing Genius: The Bizarre Odyssey of Einstein's Brainâ recalls, He had some big professional hopes pinned on that brain.