Parts of Einstein’s brain on display in Philadelphia’s Mütter MuseumNovember 24, 2011 - 09:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than five decades after the brain of Albert Einstein was carefully preserved, partitioned and distributed to the private collections of various hospitals and researchers, a set of the precious samples is now on public display, Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Lucy Rorke-Adams, a neuropathologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, donated 46 slides containing Einstein's gray matter to the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. A colleague gave the slides to Rorke-Adams in the mid-1970s, having received them from the widow of a physician who had helped arrange for the brain samples to be prepared in 1955. Rorke-Adams, 82, continues to work at Children's Hospital after 47 years but said she wanted to make sure the slides were safely in a museum before she dies. "They are a very important part of medical history," the physician said. Several sets of slides were prepared, but Rorke-Adams said the whereabouts of the others was unknown. The bulk of the brain remains preserved at University Medical Center at Princeton, where the autopsy was performed. Over the years, researchers have tried to discern evidence of Einstein's genius in the folds and crevices of his brain. Rorke-Adams said she did not put much store in most of the conclusions that have been drawn. She did allow, however, that Einstein's brain looked very youthful for a 76-year-old. "The blood vessels are gorgeous," she said. The autopsy was performed by a physician named Thomas Harvey. By numerous accounts, he removed the brain without permission, but later obtained the family's approval to conduct scientific study. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |