After Albert Einstein died in 1955, his brain was removed during an autopsy conducted by Dr. Thomas Harvey, a pathologist at Princeton Hospital. Without permission from Einstein's family, Harvey kept the brain and began conducting a series of unauthorized studies on it, in hopes of uncovering any possible physiological basis for Einstein's extraordinary intelligence.

Over the years, Harvey made a number of controversial decisions regarding the handling of the brain, including cutting it into numerous sections and sending samples to other researchers around the world. Eventually, Harvey lost his job and his medical license due to his unprofessional conduct.

Despite the ethical concerns surrounding the handling of Einstein's brain, research on it continued for many years. Some studies claimed to find differences in the structure and organization of Einstein's brain compared to that of average individuals, while others failed to replicate these findings. However, the scientific consensus is that the relationship between brain anatomy and intelligence is still not well understood, and any claims about Einstein's brain being uniquely superior should be viewed with skepticism.

After Thomas Harvey's death in 2007, his heirs donated the remaining portions of Einstein's brain to the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Maryland, where they are currently stored.
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