Although the article is fascinating, I don't buy the dramatic claim. I grew up in southwest Missouri (near the Kansas border) and have read this (typeof) story before. It may not be widely known, but it wasn't a deep secret as far I knew. Einstein's brain was in Kansas and with a scientist. I've seen pictures of it in previous articles growing up as a kid. I remember this fondly actually as it was just as fascinating then as it is now.
The story/article being described was originally written and published in 1978. Are you saying it was common knowledge before 1978 that his brain was in Kansas?
Especially when William Burroughs turns up in it. I recall when it was on TV, and people were wondering if it was a fake or not (it seemed so obviously fake). And then it turns out to be real.
Is this a different story than the one referenced by the link?
"It led to some unfortunate consequences, such as the episode in which he agreed to accompany a writer on a cross-country road trip, with the brain in the back seat. It made for an amusing narrative, but the account stripped dignity from both Harvey and poor Albert Einstein’s biomass."
Although the article is fascinating, I don't buy the dramatic claim. I grew up in southwest Missouri (near the Kansas border) and have read this (typeof) story before. It may not be widely known, but it wasn't a deep secret as far I knew. Einstein's brain was in Kansas and with a scientist. I've seen pictures of it in previous articles growing up as a kid. I remember this fondly actually as it was just as fascinating then as it is now.