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Einstein's Brain on Display in Seoul

Written: 2005-08-01 11:01:01Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Locals physics fans will be able to get a firsthand look at the brain of the most prominent physicist of the 20th century.

According to the Seoul National Science Museum, the preserved brain of Albert Einstein will be displayed from Tuesday for three months as part of a special ongoing Einstein exhibition.

The German-born scientist’s brain specimens have been in the custody of Professor Kenji Sugimoto at the Kinki University in Osaka, Japan.

After Einstein's death in 1955, his brain was removed and split into 240 pieces at the Medical Center of Princeton University.

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