His scholarly feats have made the name of Einstein synonymous with 'Genius'. When he passed away on April 18, in the year 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey, from an abdominal aortic aneurysm, his brain was stolen by the pathologist on call, Thomas Harveys.

Did they steal Albert Einstein's brain?

So special that when he died in Princeton Hospital, on April 18, 1955, the pathologist on call, Thomas Harvey, stole it. Einstein didn't want his brain or body to be studied; he didn't want to be worshipped. ... But Harvey took the brain anyway, without permission from Einstein or his family.

Where is Einstein's brain now?

The Mütter Museum is one of only two places in the world where you can see pieces of Albert Einstein's brain. Brain sections, 20 microns thick and stained with cresyl violet, are preserved in glass slides on display in the main Museum Gallery.