4月20日,爱因斯坦的儿子汉斯(Hans Albert Einstein)翻开《纽约时报》,头版上赫然一篇文章——《在爱因斯坦的大脑里寻找关键线索》。文中写,“爱因斯坦的大脑研究将用上最新的方法,以解答一个最大谜团——天才的秘密在哪。这颗大脑生前曾拓展人类对宇宙的认知,在故去后或许还将带给我们全新的知识。……普林斯顿医院的病理学家,托马斯·哈维博士说,不但大脑已被移出待研究,大脑表面的覆盖物也被留存了……”
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